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Does Allah means God? |
There has been this controversy in Malaysia over the High Court decision last week allowing a Catholic weekly magazine to use the word "Allah" in their Malay edition magazine to refer as their "God", Jesus Christ.
The word "Allah" is a word used by Muslim as a reference to their God and most people do believed that the word "ALLAH" can only be used to refer to Muslim's God. But the truth is "Allah" means "GOD" in Arabic word. Hence, now all Malaysians (no matte what skin colors they are) are supporting the fact that all of us are allowed to use the word "Allah", not just Muslims or Malays.
I just read the newspaper this afternoon that there were a few peaceful protests over the Allah issue were held at three major mosques after the Friday prayers. Some of the more hardcore and violent protests have burnt down a few churches in Malaysia. Our Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said that the government would not hesitate to use any means to punish anyone who threatens the security of the country.
I simply don't understand why some people can be that shallow minded. For those people who protested, I think they should get their facts right first before doing anything stupid! "Allah" just means God in another language. If they can't tell the difference between religion and language then they shouldn't be surviving now. They should be sent back to primary school and learn the A to Z correctly in order to understand the whole freaking situation.
If people do think that the word "Allah" can't be used by non-muslims. Then, does that mean that when I used the word God as a reference to my Buddhist God, am I referring to the Christian God, Jesus Christ as well? So, I am not allowed to use the word God to refer to my God? I should just use Mandarin word -- 神(shen) as a reference to my own God?
Wow! I nearly lost myself there! Why make life so complicated? We have Malays, Chinese, and Indians here. So, using any languages as a reference to our God should be allowed. Even the High Court has already approved the word "Allah" means "God", why can't the Muslim people in Malaysia accept this fact and why do they still wanna bury themselves into this kinda stupid actions? It's 2010, people in this century should have the wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong. Not just do thing blindly just to protect their rights. I understand, I do wanna be special! I do wanna protect my rights! I do wanna protect my religion! But to create a HUGE issue out of this tiny issue is just plain stupid!
What happened to the 1Malaysia campaign that is being promoted widely in Malaysia last year emphasizing national unity, ethnic tolerance and government efficiency? Everyone is happy and is trying their very best to make this country a peaceful country and a better place to stay. But it seems like some people are just not too happy about what they are having in this country.
Utterly disappointed!
sOphia.G
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Friday, January 08, 2010 
6:10:00 PM 
