What a brilliant way to start the new year, 2010, with the news that the Herald is free to use the word ‘Allah’.
The High Court declared that the Home Minister’s order banning the use of the term was illegal, null and void; the term is not exclusive to any religion.
This is as it should be. Wisdom has prevailed. This is a victory not just for the Herald team, but for the country and its international image – and for all its people, Muslims, Christians and others alike. It is a victory for those who cherish inclusiveness and harmony – and a defeat for the small-minded and the chauvinists among us.
Of course, there could be a Round Two (appeals) and that could be a different story. But I hope not. It’s time to move on. There are other serious issues facing our nations that we have to grapple with.
Selamat Tahun Baru, Happy New Year, one and all!
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where are thou, KTK and OTK?
silence is golden, i guess.
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To me, English speaking Christians should use the word God and Jesus Christ. Malaysian and Indonesian Christians should use Tuhan and Yesus. Arabic speaking Christians should use Allah and “Jesus in Arabic”. Mandarin speaking use “xen” and “Yesus”.
Even I am a Christian, I see there is no necessity for Malaysia Home ministry or Christians or Catholics to make such a fuss about the use of the word “Allah”. It is between God and man/woman to live a life that please God and the argument is just a waste of time.
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I don’t know if I would call it a victory in this case. Should I feel victorious if I managed to recover what was stolen from me in the first place?
I might feel happy and relieved about this court’s decision, but victorious? I don’t know!
Maybe I might feel different after a more definitive and final decision is made.
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Allah for all!
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I do not applaud the judge or the judgement and please do not celebrate just yet. Our GOD the supreme being is one …..this case will go up to Federal and lets abide the decision.
Let sane minds prevail
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Waste of money . Waste of time
Allah is for Muslims
Lord is for christians
Buddha is for buddhists
A Christian who want to name his god Allah have lack of catholic knowledge …
Moreover , To mix political issues with religions is a wrong and dangerous way , we all know it .
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There you go, as expected from this stereotyped pea sized brains UMNO politicians, they are appealing the decision of the high court, and as expected the Court of Appeals (could) overturn the high court decision.
Another asked the Muslims populace to stay calm. What a joke of an advice, the Muslims worldwide are happy if people quote Allah as their God, but Malaysian UMNO Malays say no. Just what have these UMNO people have their heads?
What happen to MCA, MIC, Gerakan and other parties in the Bolts and Nuts coalition? These people just want to screw, screw and screw the Malaysian Rakyat! BN – truly Bolts and Nuts!!!!!!! Create chaos, disorder and division in Malaysia between the various races(?) What else can they do besides robbing, cheating and screwing the RAkyat?
Disgusting! Probably these BN politicians were all formerly carpenters, screwing, screwing and screwings!
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My dear Anil
Allahuakhbar Almighty God the Great.
Al-Ma’idah (The Table Spread)
5:17 (Y. Ali) In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: “Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every – one that is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things.”
As exclaimed by Moses (pbuh): “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” Deuteronomy 6:4.
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from Me there is no God.”
Isaiah 45:5.
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God.”
Exodus 20:3-5
Jesus Christ (pbuh) said the following in the Bible:
“This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
John 17:3
“How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?”
John 5:44
“The most important commandments,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, is one Lord’”
Mark 12:29
2:255 (Y. Ali) Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).
2:256 (Y. Ali) Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
I hope the government will also revise the Rukun Negara.
Kepercayaan kepada Allah no more Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan
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Allah is for christian arabs to call God. Used by Muslims as well.
There is no need to use this in Malaysia or anywhere non Arab speaking countries.
The biblical God is not = Quran’s Allah
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I agree with some of the commenters that UMNO will be dense enough to do anything to have this verdict reverse.
We have not heard the last from certain muslim NGOs…
I bet my bottom RM that some … malay muslim will appeal…
Thank God the infamous AP has been summoned by the almighty to answer for his ‘time’ on earth.
Do you think it will be relevant?
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Ok so the christians won!!!???
Now why can’t the church come around and declare from today onwards we will call our Allah — Arah or HalaHala or HAHA or DADA or just good old original GOD. You muslims, mahathir and whoever else keep your Allah. End of story. But no — let us fight and fight — why? Christians (oops!) lead such boring life — we need real life drama and excitement ma…
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Love these videos on how the Christian Arabs praise Allah
http://malaysianunplug.blogspot.com/2010/01/malay-muslim-groups-and-umno-in.html
Watch the prayers in Indonesian and Arabic in a church in Indonesia
and Hail Mary in Arabic and
the Arabic Christmas Carol on the birth of Jesus. Sounds like a Muslim call for prayer.
A Jewish person explaining the source of the word Allah.
And a Muslim girl explaining Who is Allah.
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ya, why want to quarrel over God’s name? Does it really matter we, christians must refer God as Allah?
Catholic church, please stop it for God’s sake. Umno is taking this golden opportunity to play up politics.
If u really must call God as Allah, then do it in your heart.
U must love all mankind, if the Malaysian Muslims are confused when non muslims call Him as Allah , then, we must not confuse them.
Please, it is indeed dearer if we call Him as Abba, Father, isnt it?
Sometimes i wonder why dont God just … stop all this nonsense and evilness in this world, in particular, in Malaysia of late.
i think enough is enough.
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Allaah is just God in Arabic (only with the capital). Its cognate in Hebrew is Elohim (plural of majesty), in Aramaic/Syriac Alaahaa. Similar in construction to Coptic P-Noudi (the God). It carries no religious (meaning Muslim) connotation at all, except monotheist.
It is premuslim. It is a contraction of al- (the) and ilaah (a god). Hence it is never plural (the gods is al-aalihah), nor feminine (the goddess is al-ilaahah, but the goddess name “Allaat” is from a similar contraction as Allaah).
When it is defined by a suffix possessive pronoun, the contraction is broken down and you get, for instance, ilaahii “my God” (like eli eli lama sabachthani) yaa ilaahanaa O Our God, etc.
in shaa’ Allaah God willing. Always said with reference to the future. Per the Lord’s brother (James 4:15) I say in shaa’ al-Rabb.
al-Hamdi lillaah Praise be to God. The muslim doxology. The Christian one begins “al-majdu lillaah fi-l’ulyaa”
maa shaa’ Allaah (as) what God wanted. Said in approval of something.
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“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God.”
Exodus 20:3-5
I believe the person who wrote this verse is not even in the leagues of GOD, he is too self centred by our religious standard, in fact he might be the opposite or anti GOD.
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Allah and the semantics. The people are not ready to understand the semantic of this term Allah. When there is ignorance, there is misunderstanding and this leads to chaos. Educate the people first on the true meaning of the word Allah linguistically then everything will be fine.
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The meaning of the syahada
I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.
u see?
Allah is Allah.
The word Allah is better and higher than the word god
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