enjoying eating and drinking in this life is not forbidden is islam:
quran 7:32
Say, "Who prohibited the nice things GOD has created for His creatures, and the good provisions?" Say, "Such provisions are to be enjoyed in this life by those who believe. Moreover, the good provisions will be exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection." We thus explain the revelations for people who know.



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This comment references the article Eat, Drink and be Merry - 13 Last Words

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Mohamed Shedou | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 12:27 am | #

Mohamed, but wine is prohibited, no? And if the God of Abraham permitted even encouraged his children to drink wine, then why is it forbidden to Muslims?

Isn't the God of Abraham the same God of Mohammed?
bernie | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 1:58 am | #

Love the list, especailly the request for more tortilla chips. :-)
Equal goes it | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 6:13 am | #

Bernie,

Yes alcohol is prohibited, but we can't reduce eating and drinking to alcohol can we? a few things only are prohibited as you know, and we share some with jews (pork). and this was a blessing for muslims, alcohol consumption being rare we don't suffer from alcoholism and its problems.

I believe you know what we muslims believe about Abraham, yes he is our prophet and his God is our God, but the books have been changed and were not conserved, so it's normal that the message of Abraham is not as it was back then. the books we have now are partially true partially changed, even many bible scholars confirm it (misquoting jesus, bart ehrman).
Mohamed Shedou | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 10:26 am | #

mmmm Coedine with a bourbon chaser. Fun list, happy TT!
Chris | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 1:57 pm | #

I find great wisdom in the Bible, and I agree with you about how wonderful the book of Ecclesiastes is. King Solomon wrote some beautiful words there, as well as his Song of Songs.
Bellezza | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 4:35 pm | #

wow that is something well at least they died w/ one of life's pleasures
marcia @joyismygoal | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 4:54 pm | #

I've often wondered how eating too much could hurt me as well. :)

Great quotes!

Thanks for stopping by.
CrAzY Working Mom | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 5:07 pm | #

Fun list. Happy TT!
Michelle | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 5:08 pm | #

My husband's grandmother requested another cup of coffee just before she died.
Sarah @ pussreboots | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 5:49 pm | #

This is a great list! Thanks so much for sharing!! :-)
stace | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 5:58 pm | #

I really enjoyed this list. Great idea! I take full pleasure in both eating and drinking, and I do try to make a point of savoring every delicious morsel or sip.
Maggie's Mind | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 6:20 pm | #

Great list. It's always interesting to read about last words.

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Clara | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 6:33 pm | #

Seems a little odd to say I enjoyed this list, considering it involves people dying... but this was great!
Jen | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 7:03 pm | #

Interesting blog and I did enjoy your list, but the torilla one struck me as sad. Most on the list appeared to know that they were dying and this just seemed sad...

The champagne though was a nice one.
Thank you for stopping by, have a great weekend.
Jennymcb | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 7:17 pm | #

Great quotes! I am glad I stopped by.
Shannon | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 7:39 pm | #

I enjoyed these. This post reminded me of a game a friend played at hastyruminations.wordpress.com that involved coming up with the likely last six words of famous people. It was a fun though somewhat macabre challenge!
SandyCarlson | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 7:48 pm | #

Those are great last words. The theme's lots of fun, too. Nice going!
Susan Helene Gottfried | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 8:47 pm | #

My favorite from the list....God bless...God damn.
..Ah !
shoaib | 06.26.08 - 8:54 pm | #

I don't ever want to say "I should have..."

Great list!
Janet | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 10:07 pm | #

I love #13!! Ha!

Thanks for stopping by :)
Teena in Toronto | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 11:21 pm | #

That's what I try to do, eat drink and enjoy life. Now I can, I am retired, lol !
My aunts last words before she died was : "I want to bake a cake" Apparently she wasn't the only one to think of food in her last moments.
Gattina | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 11:38 pm | #

Great post. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by my T13.
Forgetfulone | Homepage | 06.27.08 - 12:37 am | #

fun list. raising a glass here for taste sensation. it's not just about merriment. it's about memory and emotion. proust knew before the neuroscientists!
Joy Renee | Homepage | 06.27.08 - 8:06 am | #

I totally totally love this- not only because I love the suggestion of merriment but because I'm a total foodie!
tipsandtricks | Homepage | 06.27.08 - 10:09 am | #

It is interesting what people say as their "last words." It makes you think....
Chelle Y. | Homepage | 06.27.08 - 3:26 pm | #

Great TT! It's always interesting to see what was on people's mind at their final moments.

Thanks for visiting my TT!
Firefly Mom | Homepage | 06.28.08 - 2:11 am | #

My mother would call #11 "Famous Last Words." Oh dear.
Celticlibrarian | Homepage | 06.28.08 - 1:38 pm | #

You put a lot of time into this T13. Thanks for bringing it to us. I'll be back for the next one.
Ashley Ladd | Homepage | 06.28.08 - 7:47 pm | #