History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c16.s1.1

c16.s1.1

Curiously enough some of the social reforms of 'Alāuddīn were also an outcome of political exigencies and not of any philanthropic motives. One of the notable steps was the prohibition of sale and use of intoxicants. He enforced prohibition not because drinking was harmful to the people at large but because its use made people assemble in gatherings, lose themselves and think of revolt. It was with the intention of putting an end to any incentives to rebellion that the Sultan ordered prohibition.⁸