Read this first. Church Attacks and Friday Protests.
I am glad that the Friday protests, which received the 'blessing' of our PM, were not as huge as it was claimed to be in the newspaper a few day ago. Despite earnest calls from the Islamic NGOs, prior to the staged protests, only very small number of people had responded to the protest in the Mosques. However, it sadden me to know that three churches in Klang Valley were attacked with molotov cocktails. I was upset when the incident of the cow head protest happened last year. Such insensitivity! It seems to me that it is too trivial to fight over who gets to use the word - Allah.
Is Allah exclusive to Malaysia Muslim? Even though the fact that all the Islamic countries in the world do not have problem with non-Muslim using Allah in reference to their God. Or why Allah has become an issue in recent years in Malaysia when it had been widely used for a very long time (more than 100 years) even before the time these Allah-protectors were born? In what right do you have to say that Allah is exclusive to Malaysian Muslim? I read a blogger's comments recently and he was arguing that technically, Tuhan is a better word for Christian and not Allah. He could not understand why Christian was adamant and insistent in using Allah. There were other Allah-alternate words that Christian can use.
I like to use this example. One day, some people go up to you and say 'From now onwards, you can't use the word father to address your father because that's word is exlusive and belong to me and no one else can use it." How would you feel? Of course you won't happy because it is just a generic term everyone use but you are told not to use. But instead of wallop that fellow, you, as a good citizen, choose to fight it out in court.
The Allah word has no exclusivity from historical as well as technical stand point and what is wrong with fighting your right peacefully and legally? Not through any violent means such as towing, spitting, and stepping on severed cow head and throwing molotov cocktails on churches. Just because the court decision was not in favour of you it doesn't mean the court is injustice and unfair in its judgment. No need to respect law. Let's go throw molotov cocktails! Yaahooo!
I am not anti-muslim but I think some people has interpreted or construed the meaning of Allah narrowly and claim exclusitivity because he thinks what he likes to think. I supposed Allah has 'spoken' to these people in their dream that his name has been hijacked by Jesus and the only way Allah can get back what's his is in the land called Malaysia. No other islamic country in the world but Malaysia!
I am not anti-muslim but just stating my views.
I am glad that the Friday protests, which received the 'blessing' of our PM, were not as huge as it was claimed to be in the newspaper a few day ago. Despite earnest calls from the Islamic NGOs, prior to the staged protests, only very small number of people had responded to the protest in the Mosques. However, it sadden me to know that three churches in Klang Valley were attacked with molotov cocktails. I was upset when the incident of the cow head protest happened last year. Such insensitivity! It seems to me that it is too trivial to fight over who gets to use the word - Allah.
Is Allah exclusive to Malaysia Muslim? Even though the fact that all the Islamic countries in the world do not have problem with non-Muslim using Allah in reference to their God. Or why Allah has become an issue in recent years in Malaysia when it had been widely used for a very long time (more than 100 years) even before the time these Allah-protectors were born? In what right do you have to say that Allah is exclusive to Malaysian Muslim? I read a blogger's comments recently and he was arguing that technically, Tuhan is a better word for Christian and not Allah. He could not understand why Christian was adamant and insistent in using Allah. There were other Allah-alternate words that Christian can use.
I like to use this example. One day, some people go up to you and say 'From now onwards, you can't use the word father to address your father because that's word is exlusive and belong to me and no one else can use it." How would you feel? Of course you won't happy because it is just a generic term everyone use but you are told not to use. But instead of wallop that fellow, you, as a good citizen, choose to fight it out in court.
The Allah word has no exclusivity from historical as well as technical stand point and what is wrong with fighting your right peacefully and legally? Not through any violent means such as towing, spitting, and stepping on severed cow head and throwing molotov cocktails on churches. Just because the court decision was not in favour of you it doesn't mean the court is injustice and unfair in its judgment. No need to respect law. Let's go throw molotov cocktails! Yaahooo!
I am not anti-muslim but I think some people has interpreted or construed the meaning of Allah narrowly and claim exclusitivity because he thinks what he likes to think. I supposed Allah has 'spoken' to these people in their dream that his name has been hijacked by Jesus and the only way Allah can get back what's his is in the land called Malaysia. No other islamic country in the world but Malaysia!
I am not anti-muslim but just stating my views.
2 comments:
Yeah,Malaysian-Umno-Muslim Boleh, I think sooner they are going to prevent others for using the word 'Ayah' in reference to 'father' in any Melayu language publication , because they worry if we use Ayah, their son or daughter will think we are their biological father!2010 nowsaday people no longer use head???
It reflects the low intelligence of the Home Ministry and some religion extremists. There are many types of people in this world. Ha ha. The important thing is that we, general public remain claim and wise.
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