Unity govt must bravely stand against political use of ‘Allah’ FMTNews
The use of the word “Allah” has become a controversy again although it has been used for more than 400 years by non-Muslim natives in Borneo. This single word can threaten the peace and stability of East and West Malaysia, if the issue is not resolved quickly.
High Court judge Nor Bee Ariffin also ruled that Christians in Malaysia can use three other Arabic words in their religious publications for educational purposes. The three other words are “Baitullah”, “Kaabah” and “solat”. Her ruling held that a home ministry directive in 1986 prohibiting the use of these four words was filled with illegality and irrationality.
“So actually, it is a non-issue. Muslims believe in one God. So how can we say your God is different from mine?” he had said. Unfortunately, logic is not in some people’s heads; they see this as an opportunity to make a mountain out of a molehill.Vocal Muslim activist Ahmad Farouk Musa, who used to head Islamic NGO Islamic Renaissance Front, has commented that Muslims are treated with condescension in Malaysia.
I am reminded of a case of a Universiti Utara Malaysia academic who claimed that an autobiography of former Selangor assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh which he had bought could influence him towards Christianity.Passing on a ‘hot potato’ One member of the legal fraternity said that though the Rulers are recognised as the heads of Islam in their respective states, the matter is one of law, about the use of a particular word, and not so much about religion.A better option to preserve the unity of the nation is to settle the matter out of court.
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