Religious tensions are rising in Malaysia following a High Court ruling which declared non-Muslims could use the Arabic word "Allah" when referring to God. Christian churches have been attacked across the country and protests have been held in major mosques against the decision. The issue has highlighted the tensions between minority ethnic and religious groups and the Malay Muslim majority. The ruling came after a recent petition by Malaysia's Roman-Catholic Church, whose main publication, the Herald, uses the word "Allah" in its Bahasa Malayu-language edition. Rev Lawrence Andrew, editor of the Herald , has said there is no other appropriate term for God in Malay. The word "Allah" has been used by Malay-speaking Christians for centuries, as well as by Christians in Arabic-speaking countries and in Indonesia. On this edition of 101 East , we look at the current debate raging in Malaysia over the ownership of the word 'Allah.' 1...
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Tapi itu bukan isunya. Isunya ialah kembali pada artikel YB http://www.khalidsamad.com/2013/02/ulasan-peristiwa-kehadiran-kristian_18.html
Situasinya hampir sama, iaitu beberapa tindakan Rasulullah yang terbuka pada interpretasi individu. YB memandai-mandai menginterpretasikan sirah dengan memberikan gambaran seolah-olah Rasulullah S.A.W. membenarkan orang Kristian menggunakan nama Allah dalam bentuk yang disyirikkan.
Disuatu tempat, YB seperti marah orang mengintepretasikan tindakan Nik Aziz terhadap kecenderungan tertentu, tapi di tempat lain, YB sendiri memandai-mandai menginterpretasikan sirah Rasulullah S.A.W. menurut kecenderungan isu-isu semasa yang YB ada kepentingan.