1．Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com）
(1) Another U-turn: Ban on 'Allah' in Christian publications remains, 28 February 2009
by Hafiz Yatim
A day after the about-turn on the toll hike for five major highways in the Klang Valley, the government has today changed its mind allowing conditional use of the word ‘Allah’ in Christian publications.
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar conceded that the government has made a mistake in enacting the gazette on the controversial issue.
According to Bernama, Syed Hamid said the government's decision to ban the use of the word ‘Allah’ in Catholic weekly, The Herald, remained in force until the court decided otherwise.
"There is a judicial review on the matter and we leave it to the court to decide. I think there was a mistake in enacting the gazette. When we made a mistake I must admit that there is a need look at it thoroughly,” said the home minister.
"As there was a mistake... so it is better we make a correction."
Syed Hamid was responding to the call by the Malaysian Islamic Da'wah Foundation (Yadim) to withdraw permission for the conditional use of the word ‘Allah’ in Christian publications.
The gazetting of an order under the Internal Security Act in allowing the use of the word 'Allah' in Christian texts with restrictions, it has also met with opposition from the Syariah Lawyers Association.Its president, Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar, said the order made by Syed Hamid goes against the cabinet ministers’ directive at its meeting on May 19, 1986 which allowed the use of 12 words in other religious texts outside Islam.
"The four words which were gazetted including 'Allah' were not among the 12 words that was agreed upon.
"Hence, the move taken by Syed Hamid goes against the spirit of the dabinet directive and is considered illegal," he said.
Besides the word 'Allah', the other words allowed to be used based on the order were 'Kaabah', 'Baitullah' and 'Solat'. These terms have been in wide use among the local Christians in Sabah and Sarawak.
Zainur Rijal pointed out that as the directive had also been adopted by several state governments under the purview of Malay rulers, the order signed by the minister can be considered defective.
"This is because Islamic matters comes under the jurisdiction of the Malay rulers. Hence, with the order, it could be considered Syed Hamid had committed 'derhaka' (treason) against the Malay rulers," he said.
Order effective on Feb 16
Syed Hamid had signed the order which carried the title “Internal Security (Prohibition On Use of Specific Words on Document and Publication) Order 2009". The order allows Christians to use the term 'Allah' but only in print.
'The printing, publishing, sale, issue, circulation and possession of any document and publication relating to Christianity containing the words 'Allah', 'Kaabah', 'Baitullah' and 'Solat' are prohibited unless on the front cover of the document and publication are written the words 'For Christianity’," read the order.
Yesterday, senior Federal Counsel Nizam Zakaria informed the High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) the order had become effective on Feb 16 after it was gazetted.
"I believe that the applicants' application in the matter would be academic," she said.
The archbishop named the minister and government as respondents in the March 19, 2008 judicial review application, where it sought the following declarations:
1) The decision by the respondents dated Feb 12, 2008, that the permit gained by the applicant's publication permit from Jan 1, 2008 till Dec 31, 2008, was subject to the "guides of publication" dated March 1, 2007, which prohibits the applicant from using the word 'Allah' in the weekly publication, Herald - The Catholic Weekly is illegal, null and void.
2) The applicant is entitled to use the word 'Allah' in the Herald; and
3) That the word 'Allah' is not exclusive to the religion of Islam.
The application, supported by an affidavit by Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, also seeks costs of the action.
Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria also surprised with the decision by the minister to allow the use of the word 'Allah'.
Harussani who is the 'Tokoh Maal Hijrah' recipient questioned why this should be allowed.
"According to the Perak Islamic Council enactment, such matters should not be allowed," the mufti said, affirming what Zainur Rijal had claimed.
In the case, seven state Islamic councils namely Terengganu, Federal Territory, Penang, Selangor, Kedah, Johor and Malacca and the Malaysian Chinese Muslims Association had applied to be interveners on the side of the home minister and government.
The court case was fixed for hearing on May 28.
With today's reversal by the government, it is now up to the courts to decide on the issue.
(2) KDN batal warta kebenaran guna perkataan 'Allah', 28 Februari 2009
Sehari selepas kerajaan menarik balik kenaikan tol di lima lebuhraya, Kementerian Dalam Negeri pula membatalkan warta kerajaan yang membenarkan penggunaan bersyarat perkataan "Allah" dalam penerbitan agama Kristian, berkuatkuasa serta merta.
Sambil mengakui bahawa ada kesilapan dalam menggubal warta itu yang menyebabkan kekeliruan berhubung isu itu, Menterinya Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar berkata keputusan kerajaan untuk melarang penggunaan perkataan itu dalam penerbitan majalah Herald tetap berkuatkuasa sehingga mahkamah memutuskan sebaliknya.
Baru-baru ini, kerajaan melarang terbitan Herald dalam edisi Melayu sehingga mahkamah membuat keputusan sebagai sebahagian dari syarat untuk membenarkannya terus menerbitkannya dalam Bahasa Inggeris, China dan Tamil, lapor Bernama.
"Terdapat semakan semula kehakiman dalam perkara ini dan saya serahkan kepada mahkamah untuk memutuskannya. Saya berpendapat ada kesilapan dalam warta itu. Apabila kita membuat kesilapan, saya mesti akui ia perlu diteliti secara menyeluruh.
"Tetapi oleh kerana perkara itu sudah silap...maka lebih baik kita buat pembetulan," katanya kepada pemberita di Kota Kinabli semalam.
Syed Hamid berkata demikian ketika mengulas kenyataan Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) hari ini yang meminta kerajaan menarik balik keputusan itu kerana ia menyentuh sensitiviti umat Islam bukan sahaja di negara ini malahan di seluruh dunia.
Yang Dipertua YADIM Datuk Mohd Nakhaie Ahmad berkata, kerajaan tidak bertindak secara bijak apabila membenarkan penggunaan kalimah itu oleh penerbitan Kristian kerana ia akan menimbulkan kemarahan umat Islam dan boleh membawa kepada tindakan agresif.
Semalam, melaporkan Perintah Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (Larangan Dalam Penggunaan Perkataan Tertentu dalam Dokumen dan Penerbitan) 2009 yang baru diwartakan KDN bahawa penggunaan perkataan "Allah" dalam penerbitan agama Kristian bukan lagi satu larangan.
Warta kerajaan yang diwartakan 16 Februari itu berbunyi: "Percetakan, penerbitan, penjualan, pengeluaran, pengedaran dan pemilikan sebarang dokumen dan penerbitan berkaitan agama Kristian yang mengandungi perkataan 'Allah', 'Kaabah', 'Baitullah' dan 'Solat' adalah dilarang melainkan di muka hadapan dokumen dan penerbitan itu ditulis dengan perkataan "Khusus Untuk Penganut Agama Kristian".
(3) 'Allah' term not some secret Trojan horse, 2 March 2009
by A Malaysian Catholic
I refer to the letter Other Christian denominations not using 'Allah'. I wish to correct certain factual errors in the writer’s letter.
1. America's Church of the Latter Day Saints (a.k.a. the Mormons) is not another ‘Catholic denomination’ as the writer claims. The Mormons are not even considered a mainstream Christian denomination. Instead they are considered a deviant sect by many mainstream Christians.
2. The Roman Catholic church is the least protelesying church in Malaysia. It is the least active in recruiting converts. It does not look at the number of converts (Muslims or otherwise) as the main duty of a Catholic.
There are some Christian denominations that make their followers find new converts as the major responsibility of their faith. However this is not true of the Roman Catholic church.
3. The Eastern Orthodox Churches (be it Russian, Serbian, Greek etc.) also have the Trinity as a fundamental concept. All mainstream Christian churches subscribe to the trinity concept.
It is not unique to the Roman Catholic church. Even a basic google search would have informed the writer that fact:
4. The concept of Trinity does not preclude Christians from believing that there is one God. It is consistent with the belief in one God. Christianity, together with Judaism and Islam, are the three major monotheistic religions originating from a common ancestor in faith ie, the Prophet Abraham or Nabi Ibrahim as Muslims refer to him.
5. The term ‘Allah’ has been used by Coptic (Arab) Christians long before the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born. Coptic Christians are part of the wider Roman Catholic church.
Hence it is insulting to Roman Catholics and other major Christian denominations when a later cousin in faith comes along and claims ‘Allah’ - the universal Arabic word for God - as their own.
The term ‘Allah’ is not being used as some secret Trojan horse by Christians to convert Muslims. Let us be clear about that. There is no secret conspiracy or plot to convert Muslims here.
Now, given the number of factual errors in the writer's letter, I could have easily been offended - just as many Muslims have been offended at many non-Muslim writers commenting on Islam.
The usual retort is ‘Non-Muslims should not comment on Islam as it is the reserved for only experts in Islamic faith’. Why can't ordinary people discuss their faith without feeling threatened by another?
It is clear to me that the writer is not an expert on Christianity yet he is making some statements, albeit misguided or misinformed ones on Christianity - I am not insulted by that. I take it as an opportunity to explain my faith.
I have not threatened violence or put a fatwa calling for the death of the writer of whose letter could be easily misinterpreted as a blasphemous (at worst) and misguided (at best) commentary on the Roman Catholic religion.
Instead I have calmly corrected the inaccuracies of my brother's letter. I call him brother because we share a common father-in-faith ie, Abraham. I welcome his letter as an opportunity for us to broaden our dialogue.
It is a pity that the Abrahamic faiths see each other at their worst enemies. A Christian friend on(sic) mine once commented, ‘I am not worried about trying to convert our Muslim brothers and sisters.
‘I am pretty confident they will make it to Heaven on their own as they share so much in common with us. I am more concerned about the others who have not heard of the One and True God which the three Abrahamic faiths share.’
2. The Star Online（http://thestar.com.my）
Church wants clearer picture, 28 February 2009
PETALING JAYA: The Catholic Church will discuss with the Attorney-General’s Chambers the Home Ministry’s order to allow the conditional use of the word “Allah” in Christian publications.
Porres Royan, the lawyer representing Catholic weekly magazine The Herald, said there was a need to study the implications of the order which required the publication to indicate that it is exclusively for Christians.
The directive, which was made under the Internal Security Act, was gazetted by Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar last Monday.
Asked to comment on the magazine’s March issue which will carry the words “Untuk Agama Kristian” (For Christians) close to its masthead, Royan said the order was not only meant for The Herald.
“It’s not a question of The Herald accepting it (the order), but of following the law as it is gazetted,” he told The Star yesterday.
The magazine’s editor Father Lawrence Andrew said there was now “no fear” on his part as the magazine would include the said words in its next issue.
“So in a way, there is a sense of security that our publishing permit will be renewed.
“We want to live in peace and harmony with one another and will do what will help to ensure freedom and justice,” he added.
On Dec 5, the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur sought a judicial review of a Home Ministry’s directive last year forbidding The Herald 's publisher from using the word Allah as a synonym for God.
The publisher, through the Archbishop, filed a writ of summons in the Kuala Lumpur High Court to seek a declaration on the use of the word.
The Home Ministry and Government were named as respondents.
The case was mentioned yesterday and the High Court set May 28 to hear the Archbishop’s application to have the court’s order, allowing various religious bodies to intervene in the action, to be recalled and set aside.
The religious bodies involved are the state Islamic Councils of the Federal Territory, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor, Kedah, Johor, Malacca, the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association and the Malaysian Gurdwara Association.
The court also fixed July 7 to hear an application by the interveners to have the case referred to the Federal Court for determination.
3．Malaysia Sun (http://story.malaysiasun.com)
Malaysia re-imposes ban on word 'Allah' usage , 1 March 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Mar.1 : The Malaysian Government has re-imposed a ban on Christian publications from using the word 'Allah.'
Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said that the government will seek cancellation of the February 16 gazette, which said that Christian publications could use the word 'Allah' provided the words 'For Christians' were clearly printed on the front cover.
"The government's stand on the ban has not changed. There is also a judicial review challenging the ban," The Star quoted Albar, as saying.
Apart from barring the use of 'Allah', the ban on Christian publications also includes prohibitions on using words like 'Kaabah,' 'Solat' and 'Baitullah'.
"It is just that the government wants to avoid any confusion," Albar added.
Earlier, editor of the Catholic Herald magazine in Malaysia, Father Lawrence Andrew, had claimed that recently gazetted Internal Security Act signed by the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar on February 16 permits them to use 'Allah' in its publications.
"The next edition of the Herald will contain the word Allah, and we will print the words "For Christians only" on the masthead so as not to contravene the Act," Andrew had said.
The Home Ministry's Quran Publication Control and Text Division secretary, Che Din Yusoh, also had confirmed the content of the gazetted Act.
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) had also urged the government to lift the condition on the usage of word "Allah" in Christian Publications.
MCA's Political Education Bureau head Gan Ping Sieu said condition usage of "Allah" in print form was unacceptable and an affront to common sense.
"The majority of Christians are bumiputras from Sabah and Sarawak and the orang asli, whose mother tongue is Bahasa Malaysia.
Because they speak and pray in Bahasa Malaysia as it is their first language, the Government must lift the ban not only for printed publications but also for oral references to God as 'Allah," Sieu said.
4. Union of Catholic Asian News (http://www.ucanews.com)
MALAYSIA Use of Allah still banned in Christian publications, 2 March 2009(MS06786.1539)
BANGKOK (UCAN) -- Malaysia's Home Ministry has reportedly rescinded on its decision to allow the conditional use of the word Allah in Christian publications.
On Feb. 28, local media reported Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar saying his ministry made a mistake in earlier allowing the use of the Arabic word for God. The ministry, on Feb. 16, issued an order allowing the use of Allah in Christian publications as long as they specify their material is not for Muslims.
Muslim groups, however, reportedly urged the government to withdraw its permission, saying it would cause confusion among Muslims.
For the past few years, the Catholic weekly "Herald" has engaged in a dispute with the government on the use of Allah in the section of the weekly printed in Bahasa Malaysia, the national language. A judicial review challenging the ban is pending.
Meanwhile, local media reported that Nik Aziz Nik Mat, spiritual leader of the opposition All-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS), said non-Muslims should be allowed to use Allah.
5. Utusan Malaysia Online (http://www.utusan.com.my)
(1) Kementerian Dalam Negeri diminta lebih berhati-hati , 1 Mac 2009
KUANTAN 1 Mac - Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) diminta lebih berhati-hati termasuk mendapatkan pandangan orang yang arif mengenai agama Islam sebelum membuat sesuatu keputusan terutamanya berhubung penggunaan nama Allah dalam penerbitan Herald Catholic.
Mufti Pahang, Datuk Abdul Rahman Osman menegaskan langkah itu perlu bagi memastikan perkara yang sama tidak berulang dan dipersoalkan.
"Dalam hal-hal berkaitan agama Islam, kita nasihatkan supaya orang yang ada kewibawaan dalam bidang agama yang ambil peranan.
"Bila (orang yang membuat keputusan) tidak menghayati bidang itu, maka dia akan membuat tindakan melulu tanpa ada rasa tanggungjawab.
''Bagaimanapun, kita bersyukur kerana sudah selamat satu perkara,'' ujar beliau berterus terang ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Beliau diminta mengulas mengenai keputusan Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) menarik balik pewartaan kebenaran penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam penerbitan agama Kristian.
Sehubungan itu, beliau meminta umat Islam supaya sama-sama berdoa agar keputusan mahkamah mengenai kes tersebut nanti akan memihak kepada umat Islam.
Abdul Rahman seterusnya menambah, beliau tidak faham kenapa KDN pada awalnya mengeluarkan pewartaan tersebut dan tindakan itu didakwanya menunjukkan ia dibuat oleh orang tertentu dan bukannya menteri berkenaan.
Sementara itu, Penasihat Agama Islam kepada Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Kapten (B) Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz berkata, KDN sepatutnya merujuk kepada pihak yang berkenaan seperti Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan terlebih dahulu dan bukannya membuat keputusan secara tergesa-gesa.
''Ini merupakan satu peringatan kepada Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar bahawa perkara ini tidak boleh diputuskan secara individu kerana ia melibatkan fatwa dan sebagainya.
''Beliau sepatutnya rujuk dahulu kepada mereka yang diberi kuasa berkenaan perkara itu kerana ia melibatkan nama baik dan kepentingan Islam yang merupakan agama rasmi negara," katanya.
Semalam, Syed Hamid berkata, pewartaan kebenaran penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam penerbitan Kristian dibatalkan kerana terdapat kesilapan pada warta tersebut.
Beliau turut berkata, perintah yang diwartakan pada 16 Februari 2009 itu juga bertentangan dengan keputusan kerajaan sebelum ini dan ia dibuat sebelum mahkamah memberikan keputusan.
Mahkamah Tinggi (Bahagian Rayuan dan Kuasa-Kuasa Khas) kelmarin diberitahu bahawa penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan berkaitan agama Kristian bukan lagi satu larangan.
Keputusan itu terkandung dalam Perintah Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (Larangan Dalam Penggunaan Perkataan Tertentu Dalam Dokumen dan Penerbitan) 2009 yang baru diwartakan oleh Kementerian Dalam Negeri.
Menurut Peguam Kanan Persekutuan, Nizam Zakaria, perintah bertarikh 21 Januari lalu berkuat kuasa serta-merta setelah ia diwartakan pada 16 Februari lalu.
Nizam memberitahu demikian semasa sebutan kes semakan kehakiman (undang-undang) oleh Gereja Katholik terhadap larangan penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan Herald-The Catholic Weekly di hadapan Hakim Lau Bee Lan.
(2) KDN perlu lebih teliti - Ali Rustam, 1 Mac 2009
MELAKA 1 Mac - Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam meminta Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) agar lebih teliti sebelum mewartakan sesuatu perintah terutamanya berkaitan agama Islam pada masa akan datang.
Beliau berkata, langkah itu wajar dan dapat mengelakkan sebarang kontroversi dan kekeliruan dalam kalangan rakyat.
''KDN selepas ini perlu lebih berhati-hati sebelum membezakan sesuatu perkara,'' tegas beliau ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
"Saya harap pada masa akan datang, KDN perlu lebih teliti dan berhati-hati kerana bila sudah berlaku bantahan, ia sudah menjadi kontroversi.
"Sepatutnya, tidak akan berlaku apa-apa (kontroversi) sekiranya kita berhati-hati," kata beliau yang juga merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hal Ehwal Agama, Tanah, Kerajaan dan Perancangan Ekonomi negeri.
Beliau seterusnya berkata, pembatalan warta itu hari ini merupakan satu keputusan yang tepat yang dapat menghentikan kekeliruan dan pertikaian dalam kalangan rakyat.
Sementara itu, di Kota Kinabalu, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, tindakan mahkamah akan dikenakan terhadap akhbar mingguan Herald Catholic jika masih berdegil untuk menggunakan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan mereka.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, tindakan itu hanya akan dikenakan selepas mahkamah membuat keputusan mengharamkan akhbar tersebut daripada menggunakan kalimah Allah.
(3) Tidak salah guna perkataan Allah - Nik Aziz, 1 Mac 2009
KOTA BHARU 1 Mac - Mursyidul Am Pas, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menyifatkan tidak salah bagi orang bukan Islam menggunakan perkataan Allah bagi merujuk kepada Tuhan.
Beliau bagaimanapun enggan mengulas mengenai pembatalan penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam penerbitan Kristian kerana terdapat kesilapan pada warta yang dikeluarkan.
Jelasnya, biarlah isu penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam penerbitan agama Kristian diselesaikan oleh pihak yang berkenaan.
Nik Abdul Aziz menjelaskan beliau sendiri keliru berkenaan isu ini yang banyak dilaporkan media tempatan.
"Dulu timbul isu kesilapan mentafsir tetapi kali ini berlainan pula oleh itu saya tak ambil perhatian sangat," katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini hari ini.
Mengulas lanjut mengenai penggunaannya kepada orang bukan Islam katanya, dalam al-Quran sendiri ada menceritakan bahawa orang bukan Islam telah menggunakan perkataan Allah sejak zaman Nabi Muhammad lagi.
"Pada zaman nabi, walaupun golongan ini menyembah berhala sekalipun tetapi jika ditanya siapakah pencipta langit dan bumi mereka tetap mengakui Allah yang menciptanya.
"Jadi ertinya perkataan Allah ini bukan benda baru yang disebut oleh orang bukan Islam," katanya.
6. Berita Harian Online （http://www.bharian.com.my）
(1)Buktikan Bible guna nama Allah: Jakim, 2 Mac 2009
PUTRAJAYA: Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim), Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz, meminta pihak yang menyatakan nama Allah digunakan bagi merujuk Tuhan dalam kitab Bible supaya membuktikan dakwaan itu.
Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz, berkata setahu beliau tiada satu versi Bible pun di seluruh dunia yang menyebut Tuhan mereka adalah Allah.
"Saya nak tanya dalam kitab suci lain-lain agama, adakah disebut Tuhan mereka adalah Allah? Kalau boleh ditunjukkan ada yang merujuk bahawa Tuhan yang mempunyai anak Jesus itu adalah Allah, Tuhan dalam agama Islam ialah Allah yang tak ada anak dan tidak diperanakkan.
"Sebagai orang Islam kalau ada mana-mana penganut agama yang sudi mengiktiraf dan berikrar bahawa Tuhan mereka adalah Allah seperti yang diyakini penganut agama Islam yang yakin Allah tak ada anak dan tidak diperanakkan, saya orang Islam yang paling gembira," katanya pada sidang media di sini, hari ini.
・Hak Cipta Terpelihara 2007 - Berita Harian Sdn. Bhd.
(2) Isu babitkan Islam perlu diteliti, 2 Mac 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Pelbagai pihak berharap setiap perintah yang hendak diwartakan pada masa depan membabitkan isu sensitif terutama berkaitan umat Islam diteliti dan diperhalusi kerana ia akan memberi impak besar kepada mereka.
Presiden Persatuan Peguam Syarie Malaysia, Zainul Rijal, berkata pihaknya bersyukur kepada Allah dan berterima kasih dengan keputusan Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) membatalkan serta merta pewartaan perintah yang membenarkan penggunaan perkataan ‘Allah’ dalam penerbitan agama Kristian.
Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, mengakui ada kesilapan dalam penggubalan perintah bertarikh 21 Januari yang diwartakan pada 16 Februari lalu itu, hingga menimbulkan kekeliruan.
Zainul berkata, perintah seperti itu seharusnya diperhalusi sebelum diwartakan kerana memberi impak yang besar pada umat Islam.
Yang Dipertua Majlis Agama Islam Pulau Pinang (Maipp), Shabudin Yahaya, berkata Maipp menyambut baik keputusan KDN itu tetapi pada masa sama berharap isu sensitif berkaitan Islam diberi perhatian serius.
“Maipp berharap KDN tidak buat kesilapan lagi pada masa depan jika membabitkan isu berkaitan Islam dan umatnya,” katanya ketika dihubungi, semalam.
Mufti Perak, Datuk Seri Harussani Zakaria, berkata sudah termaktub di dalam semua undang-undang atau enakmen agama negeri yang memperuntukkan adalah menjadi kesalahan menggunakan kalimah Allah untuk kegunaan bukan Islam.
“Sepatutnya KDN peka yang enakmen agama negeri tidak membenarkan kalimah Allah digunakan dalam agama lain,” katanya.
・Hak Cipta Terpelihara 2007 - Berita Harian Sdn. Bhd.
Berita Harian Online (http://www.bharian.com.my), 2 Mac 2009
(3) Nik Aziz saran bukan Islam dibenar guna perkataan Allah, 2 Mac 2009
KOTA BHARU: Mursyidul Am Pas, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menyarankan orang bukan Islam di negara ini dibenarkan menggunakan perkataan Allah.
Beliau mendakwa keadaan itu bersandarkan kepada penggunaan perkataan Allah berlaku sejak zaman berzaman lagi, malah dalam al-Quran juga disebut perkara itu.
"Perkataan Allah bukannya benda baru disebut oleh orang kafir, sejak berzaman lagi. Orang kafir boleh guna perkataan Allah tetapi ada orang marah (penggunaannya).
"Bagaimanapun, saya tidak mahu campur tangan dalam hal ini, serahkan kepada orang itu (Kerajaan Pusat). Pas tidak suka timbul benda itu," katanya selepas merasmikan Wisma Al-Quds, di sini, semalam.
Beliau memberitahu pemberita demikian apabila diminta mengulas mengenai tindakan Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), kelmarin yang membatalkan serta-merta pewartaan perintah yang membenarkan penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan agama Kristian.
Nik Abdul Aziz berkata, dulu timbul isu berkaitan terjemahan perkataan god kepada Allah yang tidak tepat.
"God kalau diterjemahkan kepada Allah memang tidak betul kerana god bukan Allah, ia bermakna Tuhan," katanya.
Sementara itu, beliau tidak setuju dengan kenyataan ketua pembangkang dalam Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Johor, Dr Boo Cheng Hau yang menyamakan amalan ‘Bumiputeraisme’ dengan dasar aparteid.
Katanya, aparteid adalah terlalu tinggi untuk disamakan dengan Bumiputera dan sebaiknya perkataan Bumiputera diganti kepada miskin.
"Biar ada orang miskin, sudah tentu ada pembelaan. Tidak perlu ada hak keistimewaan untuk Bumiputera,” katanya.
・Hak Cipta Terpelihara 2007 - Berita Harian Sdn. Bhd.
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