Church leaders explain use of 'Allah'

The Clear Meaning of 'Allah'

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:53:28 +0100

Those of us who know our God will surely know who our 'Allah' is. All of us call our male parent 'father' in the English Language, and our female parent 'mother' in the English Language. Similarly, we call our God 'Allah' in the Bahasa Malaysia language. Let us be progressive and not retrogressive; let us be prospective and not retrospective. We have no reason to be suddenly obsessed and feel possessive over the terminology "Allah", unless there is a mistake enforcing the learning of Bahasa Malaysia to Malaysians. Tan Peek Guat - Tan Peek Guat

Reason?

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:39:28 +0100

Besides Article 11 (3) (a) of the Federal Constitution which allows every religious group to manage its own religious affairs; Article 11 (4) provides that "State law and ..., federal law may control or restrict the propagation of any religious doctrine or belief among persons professing the religion of Islam.". As Father Lawrence said the use of "Allah" is confined to the church members, I presume it does not come under the ambit of Article 11 (4), then, I wonder why the use of the term is prohibited among the Church members? Ding Chu Teck - Ding Chu Teck