non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah'

ketchim · 10-14-2013, 01:57 PM · 1 person reading this discussion

#1
A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, even in their own faiths !!

#2
The appeals court said the term Allah must be exclusive to Islam :

or it could cause public disorder. Big Grin

#3
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...........

#4
every day religions proves its an imp..or impse..in the order of things.

#5
"If we are prohibited from using the word Allah :

then we have to re-translate the whole Bible if it comes to that,"  :-[

#6
who is to pay for dat wuk?

#7
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."

#8
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#9
where is kwami , Googs et al ?

Hindus will be disappointed since they too love usage of the word  Tongue


#10
they have to ban all the bollywood movies!!  8) 8)

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