Interfaith group warned for defending use of 'Allah'
Published: Feb 7, 2013 8:12 AM | Updated: Feb 8, 2013 6:57 AM
A Muslim group has warned an interfaith group not to defend the use of the word "Allah" as the Malay translation for God in Malay language bibles.
A Muslim organisation has warned an interfaith group not to defend the use of the word "Allah" as the Malay translation for God in Malay language bibles.
"The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) should consider the possible consequences of their calls that are against the federal constitution, said Pertubuhan Muafakat Sejahtera Masyarakat Malaysia (Muafakat) president Ismail Mina Ahmad.
"The anger of Muslims can no longer be contained, judging from the response of the Muslim community through police reports, public talks, demonstrations, and information sessions. If untoward incidents happen, then the MCCBCHST should be blamed," he said in a statement today.
He was criticising MCCBCHST's statement yesterday for defending the use of the translation and questioning the Selangor Islamic Council (Mais), as well as former Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheik Abdul Halim, both who forbade its use.
In MCCBCHST's statement, the group argued that such interference of how non-Muslims propagate their religion to other non-Muslims is an infringement of Article 11(3) of the federal constitution, which gives the right to each religious group to manage their own affairs.
Ismail said the issue is a "destructive political chess game" and MCCBCHST should avoid it.
In addition, he urged Muslim NGOs who sits in the interfaith harmony promotion committee with MCCBCHST, to reconsider their membership, because the latter is "dishonest and not earnestly trying to make peace".
"The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) should consider the possible consequences of their calls that are against the federal constitution, said Pertubuhan Muafakat Sejahtera Masyarakat Malaysia (Muafakat) president Ismail Mina Ahmad.
"The anger of Muslims can no longer be contained, judging from the response of the Muslim community through police reports, public talks, demonstrations, and information sessions. If untoward incidents happen, then the MCCBCHST should be blamed," he said in a statement today.
He was criticising MCCBCHST's statement yesterday for defending the use of the translation and questioning the Selangor Islamic Council (Mais), as well as former Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheik Abdul Halim, both who forbade its use.In MCCBCHST's statement, the group argued that such interference of how non-Muslims propagate their religion to other non-Muslims is an infringement of Article 11(3) of the federal constitution, which gives the right to each religious group to manage their own affairs.
Ismail said the issue is a "destructive political chess game" and MCCBCHST should avoid it.
In addition, he urged Muslim NGOs who sits in the interfaith harmony promotion committee with MCCBCHST, to reconsider their membership, because the latter is "dishonest and not earnestly trying to make peace".
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