Kazakhstan Vodka Maker Puts 'Allah' On Liquor Bottle, Angers Muslims
Kazakhstan Vodka Maker Puts 'Allah' On Liquor Bottle, Angers Muslims
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Muslims in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan are up in arms at a vodka producer for including the word "Allah" on its liquor bottles.
Privately owned Channel 31 cited Bekzat Boranbaiuly, head imam at a mosque in the city of Semey, as saying the vodka maker should seek forgiveness for the blasphemous use of the sentence "The Power of Allah Suffices for All."
Islam strictly forbids drinking alcohol.
Kazakhstan Vodka Maker Puts 'Allah' On Liquor Bottle, Angers Muslims