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Turmoil as Malaysian Authorities seize Bibles Containing ‘Allah’
Malaysian Islamic authorities seized more than 300 Bibles from a Christian group in a raid Thursday in Selangor state, stoking outrage online by Christians and Muslims alike. JAIS raided the offices of the Bible Society of Malaysia and arrested two officials, who were later released on bail. The Selangor Islamic Authority (JAIS) enforced a court ruling that said use of the Arabic word for God, “Allah”, is exclusive to Muslims. The verdict overturned a previous ruling that had permitted the word to be printed in a Roman Catholic newspaper.
It was reportedly the first time that Islamic authorities in Malaysia have entered a Christian organisation on a raid. Many were concerned what the raid meant for the country’s religious minorities. A statement by the Bible Society said the group “is deeply shocked that JAIS, whose legal powers are limited to policing Muslims, are now exercising powers of non-Muslims…. This is a sad day heralding the erosion of minority rights”. The Bible Society also called on Christians to stay calm.
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Common Man
January 3, 2014 at 4:58 pm
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS JAIS thing’s raid on BIBLES using Allah to mean GOD. I am Christian and I strongly think Allah is not same as the Almighty God I worship. “By their fruits you shall no them” said my Master King Jesus and looking at the amount of savagery in the Islamic nations, one does not need faith to notice that SATAN is ruling in those people’s minds in the name “Defending The Truth”. Defending The Truth! my foot! I can’t do that, I know that the truth defends itself.
Truth
January 3, 2014 at 6:11 pm
Allah is not the name of Almighty God revealed in the Bible. Ancient arabs used to worship the moon and called it Allah. Therefore, allah originated from paganism. It’s wrong to put that name in the bible as it only brings confusion. Yahweh (Jehovah) would totaly reject that name.