u/MidsummersDream6789

I wanted to ask this question because I’ve been trying to do a re-read of scripture and one thing that I’ve been intrigued by is that in New Testament scripture we see several times where, in spite of the fact that these people live in a pre-scientific society, they do actually seem to distinguish between those who have illnesses or injury that are naturally occurring (even if they might not have always known why) vs those that were viewed as demon possessed or where illness was attributed to a demon. What made the difference in how they were diagnosed? Was it simply an issue of reoccurrence/length/seriousness of the illness or might there have been other aspects/symptoms that the priests and healers of that time would have looked for?

If I/my family were invited to dinner with an Islamic family would non alcoholic wine be an acceptable host/hostess gift or would it still be considered haram?

For the record this is not a situation I’ve found myself in but I’ve been somewhat curious as to what the answer might be (also perhaps I could be prepared if such a situation presented itself🙂)