Isi kandungan kitab injil12/31/2022 If certain Muslims in Malaysia feel that their rights are being violated, they have only to look at history to know that for centuries, Christians in Islamic countries, especially in the Middle Eastern countries where Islam was born, have been using the word Allah without stirring up any storm in the tea cup. In this present Malaysian context, it must be said explicitly: it is not that Christians want to use the word to confuse Muslims rather, it is taking a stand that no one has the power to take away the God-given right to a human person the freedom to use whatever word he or she wants to use provided the rights of others are not being violated. Upholding this principle, I personally claim that I have the right to use the word Allah. (3) I only claim for every human being the RIGHT and FREEDOM to use any word found in any language. It is up to everyone in accordance to his or her conviction. (2) I do not claim that Christians MUST USE the word Allah. I speak for many people who do not profess the Islamic faith in Malaysia and PERHAPS for a number of Muslims in and out of Malaysia. (1) I do not pretend to speak for every Christian, less still for everyone. I repeat, this article is not intended to be polemical.įirst, allow me to make a few introductory remarks. It becomes an issue when it is being politicized which is the case in Malaysia. These are the reasons, then, why I embark on this short article: to help dispel all doubts about facts, truths and rationality in the use of the word Allah it is a non-issue really. Unfortunately, many Catholics are also ignorant of the facts and truths propounded by the Catholic Church teaching. Many of our Catholics are confused with this issue of Allah because so many things are being said by people who pretend to know. No one can take away from me that which resides in the depth of my being a human. It is that telling the Truth will set me free for Jesus said “… you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (John (RSV: 8:32). This is the basic Catholic teaching to which I hold dearly. Disparaging other faiths and their believers is against basic human freedom of choice of their religious beliefs. Polemics is not the aim of this short write-up. Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J., S.T.L., Ph.D, D.D., THE 'ALLAH' ISSUE (Nama Allah yang dipermasalahkan)ĭr.
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