The High Court in Malaysia has thrown out a government ban on non-Muslims using the word Allah.
It had been argued that Christian use of the word could lead to confusion and conversions among Muslims.
Malaysia's High Court ruled that a Roman Catholic publication can use the word Allah after the Home Ministry banned the non-Muslim publication from using the word.
Under Malaysian law, the home minister is able to impose conditions on publications.
But the Catholic Church argued the word Allah has been part of religious teachings within Christian circles in Malaysia for more than 370 years.
Nearly 60 percent of Malaysia's 27 million people are ethnic Malays and Muslims. The bulk of the rest of the population is ethnic Chinese or Indian, most of who practice Buddhism, Christianity or Hinduism.
Recently minority groups complained that their constitutional right to practice their religions freely had come under threat from the Muslim-dominated government.
| By Udang Undang, 01-01-10, 05:15 AM |
Malaysian court throws out Muslim political rulingPeople of the Arabian Peninsular, in pre-islamic period has often referred GOD as Allah in their religious texts and spoken languages and three of the eminent religions of the world, i.e.
Zionism, Christianity and Islam emanated from that land. I failed to comprehend the real agenda behind the authorities to make such a big fuss on a matter as who may or may not refer to GOD as Allah or vice versa. To me, its a sheer waste of time, money and resources. |
| By Growlingcat, 01-01-10, 06:02 AM |
Malaysian court throws out Muslim political ruling...I whole-heartedly agree with Undang Undang’s view. And why should the government and religious bodies fear that muslims would be confused and possibly convert to other religions? That’s ridiculous. If one is strong in one’s faith, there is no such issue. Muslim authorities are suddenly scared of possible conversion, when the term Allah has been in use in this country for 370 years already??? What sheer nonsense.... |
| By Anonymous, 01-01-10, 10:58 AM |
| Not so much nonsense. You hit it on head. Fear of losing control of the ignorants. Islam is slowly going down. 90+% of mass killings are from islam followers. Cant refute that fact. |
| By Anonymous, 01-01-10, 11:49 AM |
Politics and Religion? Sways this way and that. In the end after the dreadful exhibicion of religious nuts worldwide. The new NON religious groups are seeing the light. The future cant and wont be stopped. Bunch of medieval idol worshippers. Cant refute historys lessons either. |
| By Idi, 01-01-10, 12:46 PM |
Idiots!!The minister should realize himself that its they themselves should be blamed for their own people from being confused. They are not taught enough. The saying goes |
| By secret slave, 01-01-10, 03:04 PM |
Fig is no garden account so ascribe not anti wisdom to wisdomsalaam,
Anti wisdom does not require proof in claims,
Wisdom always requires proof in claims,
is what sets the two kind of accountants apart in claims of TRUTH.
feeamanellaah |
| By secret slave, 01-01-10, 03:07 PM |
Fig leaf garment vs silk modesty garmentsalaam,
Accuracy is known by one account,
doubt must always hold two accounts,
origins does matter when ascribing wisdom.
Islam = Wisdom
feeamanellaah |
| By confused girl, 01-01-10, 03:31 PM |
really confuse..i dunno wut xctually hppen...
i juz wanna say dat we can see how many people dats declare themself as a muslim but they do not practsing Islam`s way of life..so??stop exxagerate thngs..juz muhasabah ourself.. |
| By HinduThrust, 01-01-10, 04:27 PM |
Stunted Brains. . . . . . . . . . .Muslims are like dogs & cats.... I mean only in terms of brain power as their brains don’t develop beyond the age of 2 - 3yrs. For some reason their brains are stunted & they cry & whine like kids for every little thing tht happens around them.... they are the worst hypocrites to walk the earth.... |
| By Anonymous, 01-01-10, 04:27 PM |
| 99% terrorism is commited by muslim, 99% mass killing also commited by muslim, and 90% of world problem in separatism and riots based on religion also commited by muslim, the younger generation from the muslim family is more educated and getting more inteligent, they understand about right and wrong and ashamed with the barbaric mass killing by the islam follower, they want peace and more intelectual and educated people in their environment, not the preaching of hatred from the muslim clerics. that’s why in bosnia, turkey,central asian even in malaysia and indonesia the younger muslim generationis more and more converted into other religions or become agnostic, even in afghanistans many of the muslims follower is actually no longer practissing islam, they hate islam the way they hate the talibans killing their family in the name of islam, and that is the truth. I my self was c onverted into christianity 3 years ago, so I did know what I said |
| By superstar48, 01-01-10, 04:43 PM |
under .estimatingIt is really very hurting to read bad things written about a particular religion.Just because of some bad apples i mean rotten elected muslim lawmakers,the entire group is branded as arogant and rude.They are not,the bad and useless leaders should be pruned and castrated.A new set of cream echolon leaders are there to perform if only they are elected to rule.There are so many words that taken from indian and indonesian dialects.I am for sure malay language will disappear in no time.So lawmakers please shut your gaps and do something worthwhile. |
| By kawahchan, 01-01-10, 05:07 PM |
2013 US President DAN QUAYLE : We recognize God, Allah, Buddha in Malaysia.(R) 2012 DAN QUAYLE Presidential / Faith and Religion Freedom : The 2013 US President DAN QUAYLE’s White House will recognize and respect “Religion Freedom” to use the words of “God”, “Allah”, and “Buddha” in Malaysia. The 2013 US President DAN QUAYLE’s presidency WON’T practice “Intimacy -or- Sparsity” policy to Islam countries anymore like Bush-Obama policy do. Faith practice is still academic freedom to American foreign affairs to Malaysia; we ought to respect and fulfill.
** We welcome any wealthy Malaysian-Chinese business community to donate couple millions of US dollar to decorate and remodel our retired USS KITTY HAWK to become a “College of Marine-Biology & Biological Pharmacy” of Texas A&M University system. The retired USS KITTY HAWK will be contracted with (A&M-C’s alliance of) Northrop Grumman Ship systems' Pascagoula, Mississippi to do the decoration and remodeling classrooms, labs, and facility. The Texas A&M University-Kitty Hawk will dock at Sabah’s Sandakan of East Malaysia’s Sulu Sea to study and research the Sea World.
* (R) CARLETON S. FIORINA (Carly) for 2010 US Senator of California. |
| By leonmsia, 01-01-10, 07:05 PM |
We teach those who dont know.Stop this Court of appeal topic. Lets teach them that the word ALLAH is used by other religions with facts and figures. Like Indonesian Christian where largest muslim of the world live wihtout any suspicion to the word ALLAH used by christians. Most Muslims here are in Katak dibawah tempurung because the politics use islam for their votes by making them going against other religion. By th eway our other states in the west use this word |
| By minkmd, 01-01-10, 07:27 PM |
this is ridiculousi’m a Muslim and i think its ridiculous that we could be confused if the term Allah is used by other religions. even in the arab world the word Allah refers to God for all kind of religion. i’m so ashamed by the high court decision, it’s sooo not mature.stop making stupid decision, esp by thinking we could get confused, i mean, what the hell??! |
| By Anonymous, 01-01-10, 09:42 PM |
| I think only muslims should use the term allah,that way everybody knows when they shout allah as they blow themselves up that it was a stupid islamist that did it. |
| By Shogun, 01-01-10, 09:53 PM |
| Muslim fellows are trouble makers.America must
continue to bomb them.After all the bomings the malay fellows will still call them self Masalay and sing and dance to their music.Bunch of idiot’s. |
| By antiidiot, 01-02-10, 03:10 AM |
kawachcan the idiotLook at these cunt hipocrite! Nobody believes your propaganda, you moron republicans hated gay and lesbian people and branded every muslim as terrorist! You suck and so is Quayle!! Vote for an independent who can do something good! |
| By Michael2009, 01-02-10, 03:40 AM |
The TruthI have read the comments of others and have come to the conclusion the writers of these comments are either ignorant fools or are evil people.
It is a well established fact that Catholics and people of other Christian denominations, all across the world, use the word |
| By THOMAS RESMAN, 01-02-10, 04:18 AM |
1MALAYSIA CONCEPTIf the PM wants to really push this through, support will definitely be there if he ensures that all his officers and persons in power have the necessary knowledge. Currently, the JOKER who decides on matters comes from the Islamic affairs dept or section of the Home Ministry. Why on earth and in heaven is such a person making decision when he/she is completely naive of about anything rather than his own religion. Such decisions are now very expensive economically, and for persons who think like me, leave with the impression that our ministeries are run by completely ignorant persons. We have a lot of inteeligent people in this country. Matters of race or releigion should not be focussed on, when choosing the right candidate. Apartheid may be dead in South Africa, but are we seeing it rise and being bred im Malaysia? I will support 1Malaysia fully if it is really practised impartially. otherwise, its just HOGWASH! |
| By borneo_headhuntress, 01-04-10, 06:12 AM |
Joke of the CenturyShame .. shame .. this people who have the nerve even to contemplate appeal against the court decision truly have nothing better to do .. or is this a feeble effort to justify why they are on government payroll?? Some SACKING needed! So embarrasing! Grow up, please! |
| By borneo_headhuntress, 01-04-10, 06:16 AM |
What an Insult! |
