What, according to the Qur'an, is the root cause of evil?
Q1. What, according to the Qur'an, is the root cause of evil?
Answer: Alcohol
Explanation: The Qur'an (5:90-91) identifies alcohol (khamr) as "the mother of all evils" (Umm al-Khabaaith) and describes it as an abomination from Satan's handiwork, making it the root cause of many social and moral evils.