KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Jasin MP Zulkifli Ismail today proposed an amendment to the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 to include a specific explanation on the usage and the...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Jasin MP Zulkifli Ismail today proposed an amendment to the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 to include a specific explanation on the usage and the meaning of the word “Allah” to refer to God in Malaysia.
The Opposition lawmaker said doing so will enable the authorities to regulate the use of the word and prevent misunderstanding.“This is in light of worrying situations of apostasy and deviant religious teachings,” the PAS politician told a press conference in Parliament with Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin present.
The word “Allah” is a thorny topic in multireligious Malaysia where its Islamic authorities insist its use is exclusive to God in the Muslim context even though other religions like Christianity and Sikhism also use it in their holy books to refer to their Gods.
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