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Who was ‘Allah’ before Islam? (1)

Posted on 24 March 2009 by Administrator

In talking with Muslims, it is essential to understand and affirm their names for God. In most languages spoken by Muslims, the term allâh is at least one of their names for God. The name allâh “is of Christian Syriac origin and was in use long before Muhammad’s time.”

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My three senses on issue of ‘Allah’ word

Posted on 24 March 2009 by K. J. John

Once a year, I teach a Masters course at University of Malaya in the Science Faculty and under the aegis of the Science and Technology Policy Department. One of the key and core issues we deal with is what is called the knowledge paradigm. Paradigm is a very big word,…

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Consistent and Sensitive Translations of “Allah”

Posted on 17 March 2009 by Administrator

Tan Sri Prof. Dzulkufli Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor of University Science Malaysia wrote an article on the use of ‘Allah’ in the Malay Bible, Alkitab (Bahasa Indonesia version) in theSun on 11 March 2009. It would have been easy just to dismiss this article since its premise is flawed from…

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Oh No, Not The Allah Word Again!

Posted on 12 March 2009 by Bob Teoh

Of late, increasing efforts are underway to prevent or force Bahasa-speaking putrabumi Christians from using the word Allah for God in the Al Kitab and Christian publications. The injustice of it all is that two-thirds of Christians in Malaysia are putrabumis. Should such efforts to prohibit them from using the…

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Statement Of CCM Youth On The Usage Of “Allah”

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Administrator

CCM Youth is disappointed and deeply regrets the Home Ministry’s lack of order and clarity in its handling of the restriction over the usage of “Allah”, which involves the Bahasa Malaysia edition of the Roman Catholic Church’s publication The Herald-The Catholic Weekly. The lack of order and clarity is obvious…

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MCCBCHST: Attempt To Proscribe The Use Of The Term “Allah” Untenable

Posted on 07 March 2009 by Administrator

MCCBCHST (Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism) views any attempt to proscribe the use of the term “Allah” in any way to any religion as untenable from the standpoint of language, theology, or history. No religion can claim exclusive possession or use of the term. Historically,…

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CCM Response to Conditional Use of “Allah”

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Administrator

The Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) welcomes the confirmation by the Government of Malaysia that the word “Allah” may be used by a religion other than Islam. This is implicit in the Internal Security (Prohibition On Use of Specific Words on Document and Publication) Order 2009, (“Order”) made pursuant…

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Newsflash: Government Concedes Use Of Allah Word

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Bob Teoh

Kuala Lumpur Thurs 26 Feb – In a new twist to the controversial prohibition on the use of the Allah word, the Home Ministry has allowed Christians to use the Allah word with conditions. In a gazette signed by Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, the new move comes into force…

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Herald Continues To Use Allah Word

Posted on 19 January 2009 by Bob Teoh

In its running battle with the authorities over the usage of the word Allah in its Herald, The Catholic Weekly, the Catholic Church has decided to go ahead to continue to use the word despite a prohibition imposed by the authorities. In an article “Ministry Distorts Its Directive” in its…

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Herald’s Case Postponed to Nov 21

Posted on 10 July 2008 by Bob Teoh

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today (9 July) started hearing the Catholic Church’s appeal for its continued right to use the word “Allah” in its weekly newspaper. But the hearing was immediately jammed by a flood of applications to join in the suit against the government from Muslim bodies…

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Bumiputera Christians And The Use of “Allah”

Posted on 07 July 2008 by Lidis Singkung

The Christian community in Malaysia by and large is aware that there are two legal suits pending in the High Courts to determine whether we have the right to use the word “Allah”. 9th July 2008 is a very important date. The latest development now witnesses Sikh’s participation in the…

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Conversations: Bernard Dompok

Posted on 23 June 2008 by Goh Keat Peng

His office in the Prime Minister’s Office with its tall glass windows afforded visitors a panoramic view of those grand buildings, manicured gardens and famous bridges in Putrajaya. The minister in the PM’s Department (and former deputy chief minister and chief minister of Sabah) was relaxed, very warm and hospitable,…

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