ANWARS TAKE ON ALLAH ISSUE... When Anwar was asked about his stand on the religious issues currently affecting the country and the rights of Bahasa Malaysia-speaking Christians to use the word Allah, Anwar said that even international Muslim scholars thought it was a subject unworthy of debate. When I asked an international scholar about it, he asked me what kind of question that was. I told him it was Umnos question, so he explained that Muslims recite five times a day: Praise be to Allah, Lord of Heaven and Earth. So, if Allah is Lord for the entire universe, how can there be limitations? Anwar pointed out. He also stressed that for Umno, the Allah issue was clearly not about faith. If it was, then their stand must be binding on all. But in this case they are saying Sabah and Sarawak can use the word but not in the peninsula, Anwar said to loud cheers. He then joked that this meant that a person who boarded a flight from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur will say Insyallah Im going to KL when he gets on the flight but when he lands, he will have to say Alhamdu Lord... Btw two-thirds of Malaysias 2.9 million Christians are from Sabah and Sarawak. ======================== themalaysianinsider/malaysia/article/anwar-impresses-congregation-during-visit-to-holy-family-church-in-kajang
Posted on: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 09:35:09 +0000
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