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non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, even in their own faiths !!
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
The appeals court said the term Allah must be exclusive to Islam :
or it could cause public disorder.
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
Christians argue they have used the word, which entered Malay from Arabic :
to refer to their God for centuries and that the ruling violates their rights...........
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - mapoui - 10-14-2013
every day religions proves its an imp..or impse..in the order of things.
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
"If we are prohibited from using the word Allah :
then we have to re-translate the whole Bible if it comes to that," :-[
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - mapoui - 10-14-2013
who is to pay for dat wuk?
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
The Chief Judge said:
"The usage of the word Allah is not an integral part of the faith in Christianity.
The usage of the word will cause confusion in the community."
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
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Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - ketchim - 10-14-2013
where is kwami , Googs et al ?
Hindus will be disappointed since they too love usage of the word
Re: non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' - Googley - 10-14-2013
they have to ban all the bollywood movies!! 8) 8)