Cabinet yesterday has decided that the use of ‘Allah’ in any religious publications except Islamic publications is forbidden in any circumstances. Reason being, quoting someone in the Utusan, ‘To avoid Muslims from being misled’.
While bearing in mind that I am not a religious scholar myself, this announcement make me wonder, aren’t we (Muslims, Christians and Jews) worship the same god who we call Him as Allah? Any takers to object me if I make a statement that in both original version of Old and New Testament, the word of Allah is used to describe the God of Abraham?
I really am not aware if Pak Lah, the founder of the new teaching of Islam Hadhari, after the syura with his jemaah menteri has the authority to disqualify Christians and Jews (if any) in Malaysia from taking the word of ALLAH as the name of their god. Sorry for being ignorant on this new jurisdiction of power entrusted on Pak Lah shoulder. Again I extend my apologies..
I think we are the only nation in this world that made such a ruling. Even Saudi Arabia, with its utmost stringent ISO (Islamic Standards of Originality) does not asked the Christians to change their God’s name from Allah to another name in their Arabic version of Bible. Yet the rulers do not fear it would misled the Muslim. Yes I admit, reason being, those who murtad in Saudi Arabia will be punished according to hudud rules. Harsh UMNO would say. However, admittably they are some other more complementary effective way to retain Muslims in Islam than hudud alone in its own.
Why I specifically say UMNO? Simply because they are the one who made the most brouhaha during the hudud fever few years back. Let me stop writing about hudud now, as me myself are not very clear on the technicals of this matter.
Saying that Muslim in Malaysia would be misled if this is allowed for me is the most absurdest and weirdest reason. If its true that many Muslims are so weak in imaan and many of them will convert to Christianity or even Judaism if the word of Allah is used, why don’t the leaders in their capacity try all their best to give way for more munkar cleansing and maaruf encouragement?
Yet we see more reality shows in tele such as Akademi Fantasia, Sehati Berdansa, Gedik Santai, Tom Tom Bak, AC di Sini, Kwek Mambo Kak Nita, OG and Salleh Yaakub, LG Star, You Think You can Dance, Bintang RTM(don’t know whether this still exist though), and some other programmes that I couldn’t think of.
Yet we see concerts being held from year to year during new year’s night. With teenagers after the celebration mixing freely, drinking, fighting with each other, vandalising public amenities, and many more unhealthy activities that I feel so ashame to write in my blog. Surprisingly, no FRU units were sent.
Yet we see FRU units using chemical water and tear gas to disperse peaceful march for a more transparent and clean election. Activists were oppressed with the threat of immediate ISA detention with no court order. What is more weird than weirder when FRU were sent even to ’manage’ the protests done by Maybank staffs in front of Menara Maybank. What can bankers do anyway to physically harm the nation that you have to send FRU?..weird.
Yet we see many Napoleons in the country raking the nation’s wealth for their own families in the farmhouse, with media playing their role very well as Squealers. And to guard Napoleons’ interest, fierce dogs were employed. And of course, these Napoleons in the first place were elected by the flock of Sheeps who know nothing but ‘Scale is right,moon is wrong’
Read The Animal Farm to understand the previous paraghraph…tehehe.
Most of the teenagers celebrating new year are Malays, most of the singers during the night are Malays, most of the FRUs are Malays, most of the singer wannabees are Malays, most of the SMS voters are Malays, most of the talkshow hosts are Malays, and last but never the least, most of the Napoleons are Malays as well.
No wonder why he must be scared of Malay potentially being misled.
