Following High Court Judge Datuk Lau Bee Lan’s judgement that the word Allah is not exclusive to only Muslims, Muslims all over Malaysia has joined the Facebook group “We oppose the use of the word Allah by non-Muslim”. The number has grown to 100,000 in a short period of time while at the same time, only 3000+ people joined the group – We support the use of Allah by all Malaysians.
It’s very clear that most Muslims do not intend the word of Allah to be used by non-Muslims, as shown by the supporters of Facebook group, 100,000 versus 3000 (figures updated on 6th January 2010).
As I myself am not a religion expert, I will not comment much on this as whether the Muslims want to make the word Allah exclusive or not has nothing to do with me. But I am just wondering if the Muslims want to make it exclusive, why is it that in Johor’s state anthem, the word Allah is being used many times, eg. Allah selamatkan Tuhan, etc.
If Allah is only meant for Muslims, that means, non-Muslim Johorians should not sing the state anthem during school assemblies, public activities or any government official events.
And, is the Johor anthem only meant for Johor Muslims? Or it is supposed to be sang by all Johorians, irrespective of race and religion?
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