ইসলাম ও প্রচলিত আইনের দৃষ্টিতে জুয়া : একটি পর্যালোচনা|Gambling in the Perspective of Islam and Conventional Law : An Evaluation

Abstract

Gambling is a controversial issue in many parts of the world and is one of the abominations declared by Islam. Despite being prohibited in Islam, gambling exists in various forms in Muslim-dominated Bangladesh and the gambling sector has been expanded in many ways. Gambling brings severe harm to a person in religious and worldly life. This paper sketches the holistic view of Islam on gambling through descriptive method and states its harmful effects in the context of Bangladesh. The article provides a good number of recommendations for the prevention of gambling through an analytical approach. This write up has demonstrated that gambling causes harm at individual, social and state level and through religious and social awareness as well as application of proper laws, this harm can be reduced to the ultimate level.