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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin urged today for calm even as non-Muslims nationwide fume over Malay rights group Perkasa’s recent threat to burn Malay-language Bible over its use of the word “Allah”.
A Sabah church group said yesterday that the religious freedom of Christian Bumiputeras was under attack, pointing out that most Christians in Malaysia come from East Malaysia and use the Malay language.
“Don’t blow up the issue,” said Muhyiddin (picture) at a press conference here today.
“But people must consider other people’s sensitivities,” the deputy prime minister added.
Church leaders were further incensed over the Malaysian Islamic Development Department’s (JAKIM) Friday sermon yesterday that warned Muslims nationwide of attempts by “enemies of Islam” to confuse them into believing that all religions are the same.
JAKIM had insisted that “Allah”, a word that millions of Arab Christians and those in non-Arabic-speaking lands use to describe their God, belongs to Muslims exclusively to prevent Muslims from becoming confused over the true identity of the Muslim God.
Asked if people should not issue calls to burn Bibles, Muhyiddin said: “They said they did not make such remarks,” ostensibly referring to Perkasa.
Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali called on Muslims earlier this week to burn the Malay version of the Bible containing the word “Allah” and other religious Arabic script.
The police have called up Ibrahim, who is also the Pasir Mas MP, to record his statement, following calls by the Bar Council to charge him under the Sedition Act.
The “Allah” dispute, which first erupted after the historic 2008 general elections, remains a controversial topic in the run-up to this year’s polls that must be held by April.
Debate resurfaced last month after DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who is also the Penang chief minister, called on Putrajaya to lift a ban on Malay-language Bibles in Borneo Malaysia.
Several state rulers and Islamic religious authorities then reminded non-Muslims of state laws banning use of the word, despite conflicting with a 2009 High Court judgment that ruled “Allah” was not exclusive to Islam.
Many if not most of the muslim people think or believe that Jesus Christ is the God of the Christians therefore Christians should not use the word Allah. It’s a wrong perception. Jesus never said he is the God but the son of God. Those who believe in Jesus mean they believe in God. If we believe in God and live according to God’s laws, we are also God’s sons but Jesus was born to this world according to God’s will inorder to save sinful people who genuinely repent and seek for forgiveness from God. So ibrahim babi,you better dont try taking bath in the river if you dont how to swim.
Comment by Ayen Piyat Tawai — January 27, 2013 @ 2:59 PM |
Muhammad is the son of Allah. The Muslims are exalting Muhammad to be as great as Jesus Christ. Therefore if there is Jesus Christ as the Son of God in Christianity, there is Muhammad the son of Allah in Islam.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:12 PM |
Stupid Muhyiddin not qualified for the DPM post because he is always out of the picture of current happening, and intentionally misleading Msian. He knows best to even twist his own said words. He can point to a cow and say that is a horse, or a rat and say that is a cat, confusing the public between fact and lies, black and white, day and night, the moon or the sun, and he can change his stance within minutes
Talking bull shit
Comment by Truly 1Malaysia — January 27, 2013 @ 2:38 PM |
Actually a lot of the politicians are out of touch with the ordinary people. They do not mix with the ordinary people. Their little Napoleons stop them from seeing the ordinary people. All that the politicians get are nicely printed out beautiful good reports. They will never know how people suffer. They themselves do not want to know the ugly truth because they do not know what to do.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:16 PM |
Comment by Pipit — January 27, 2013 @ 12:23 PM |
LISTEN AGAIN, AND AGAIN, URGE EVERYONE TO LISTEN THAT “MALAYSIAN IS NOT USING BAHASA MELAYU OR BAHASA MALAYSIA TRANSLATION FOR THE HOLY BIBLE- IT IS IN BAHASA INDONESIA” . REPEAT IT IS “BAHASA INDONESIA”…………..
SAY IT TO BN GOVERNMENT THAT IT, THE TRANSLATION IS IN “BAHASA INDONESIA”
Comment by Tatok...... — January 26, 2013 @ 11:19 PM |
Let me repeat what Tatok said: Listen! Listen Listen! The Alkitab Christian use is not in Bahasa Malaysia but Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Indonesia got it!! Printed and publishes by Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia.
Comment by Mandela — January 28, 2013 @ 8:10 PM |
Listen, listen, listen. Bahasa Malaysia is a handicapped language. Many many many times, it has to borrow Bahasa Indonesia as prosthesis for its’ handicapness. Allah is an Arabic word. Not just an Indonesian word. Allah sure has made himself a very difficult Allah to approach.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:19 PM |
Consider others sensitivity!? How about condemning that IA for his ‘remarks’ of burning the Malay bible or any holy books with the word ‘Allah’.
If you become PM of Malaysia, God forbid, MALAYSIA is doomed………………………..
Comment by sang kancil — January 26, 2013 @ 10:56 PM |
Allah is a moon god. An idol. That is why the Muslims have moons, crescents all over because unknowingly they are actually worshipping a moon idol.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:21 PM |
Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria today reminded Muslims in the country that they will become infidels if they allow non-Muslims to use the word ‘Allah’.
Malaysians and the world want to know what will happen to Muslims in Malaysia who supported a corrupted system and government? We demand an answer from the Perak mufti.
Comment by Mata Kuching — January 26, 2013 @ 10:42 PM |
What? You want an answer from that sob Harussani? If you want some junk investment or buy Genneva Gold then you relate with him.
He should be burnt at the stakes! He’s a reflection of whoever was dumb enough to have made him Mufti !
Comment by Ipoh Kia — January 27, 2013 @ 9:21 AM |
So what does the mufti plan to do with the infidel muslims and the non muslims ? He is supposed to be a peace maker according to his religion but now he is a trouble maker, a sinner. He should go on dakwah missions to Afghanistan, Gaza and places where wars will never stop.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:24 PM |
Makes no sense why Malays/Muslims want to burn the Bible. Do they want to desecrate both the Bible and Muhammad?
Muslims believe also of Muhammad in the Bible. Has Ibrahim Ali renounced Islam and become apostate?
Comment by Brahim Pendek — January 26, 2013 @ 7:29 PM |
Muslims believe Jesus is one of the prophets. Prophet Isa, they call him. Make no sense burning a prophet’s book. It is like slapping one’s own face.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:26 PM |
Listen listen listen … confused ? So weak? So easy to be influenced? One single word / simple word can confuse their mind? Cra
Comment by tigeryk — January 26, 2013 @ 6:07 PM |
echo, echo, echo. Because of power. Power is sweet. When you have the power, you can send people to hell. You can send people to heaven.
Comment by passerby — January 29, 2013 @ 11:27 PM |