Ex-CJ: ‘Allah’ row a ploy to divide country

Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad today alleged the Christian claim over “Allah” was a strategy to pit the Malays against the Bumiputera community in Sabah and Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad today alleged the Christian claim over “Allah” was a strategy to pit the Malays against the Bumiputera community in Sabah and Sarawak.

Claiming that the demands by Christians over the Arabic word for God to be nothing more than a political ruse, he also accused the group of wanting to “confuse” and “convince” Muslims to convert to Christianity.

“Their political reason is to split the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputera. They also want to Christianise Malays,” he said during a forum titled “Human rights in Islamic tradition” here today.

 

Insisting that there had been no previous conflict over the word, despite the Catholic Church’s centuries-old presence in Malaysia.

“So what is their intention now? To convince Muslims that their religion is the same or is in accordance to Islam,” Abdul Hamid explained.

The country’s former top judge added that were “Allah” as essential to the Catholic faith as claimed, Pope Francis who is the head of the faith worldwide would have made a declaration to that effect.

In the absence of such a statement by the religion’s head, he insisted that the continued demand by Christians to use the word “Allah” was evidence of the new tactic to convert Muslims.

“Can’t Malays and Muslims, including ulamas see this?” asked the former senior judge.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ex-cj-allah-row-a-ploy-to-divide-country#sthash.I6seO80F.dpuf

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad today alleged the Christian claim over “Allah” was a strategy to pit the Malays against the Bumiputera community in Sabah and Sarawak.

Claiming that the demands by Christians over the Arabic word for God to be nothing more than a political ruse, he also accused the group of wanting to “confuse” and “convince” Muslims to convert to Christianity.

“Their political reason is to split the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputera. They also want to Christianise Malays,” he said during a forum titled “Human rights in Islamic tradition” here today.

 

Insisting that there had been no previous conflict over the word, despite the Catholic Church’s centuries-old presence in Malaysia.

“So what is their intention now? To convince Muslims that their religion is the same or is in accordance to Islam,” Abdul Hamid explained.

The country’s former top judge added that were “Allah” as essential to the Catholic faith as claimed, Pope Francis who is the head of the faith worldwide would have made a declaration to that effect.

In the absence of such a statement by the religion’s head, he insisted that the continued demand by Christians to use the word “Allah” was evidence of the new tactic to convert Muslims.

“Can’t Malays and Muslims, including ulamas see this?” asked the former senior judge.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ex-cj-allah-row-a-ploy-to-divide-country#sthash.I6seO80F.dpuf

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad today alleged the Christian claim over “Allah” was a strategy to pit the Malays against the Bumiputera community in Sabah and Sarawak.

Claiming that the demands by Christians over the Arabic word for God to be nothing more than a political ruse, he also accused the group of wanting to “confuse” and “convince” Muslims to convert to Christianity.

“Their political reason is to split the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputera. They also want to Christianise Malays,” he said during a forum titled “Human rights in Islamic tradition” here today.

 

Insisting that there had been no previous conflict over the word, despite the Catholic Church’s centuries-old presence in Malaysia.

“So what is their intention now? To convince Muslims that their religion is the same or is in accordance to Islam,” Abdul Hamid explained.

The country’s former top judge added that were “Allah” as essential to the Catholic faith as claimed, Pope Francis who is the head of the faith worldwide would have made a declaration to that effect.

In the absence of such a statement by the religion’s head, he insisted that the continued demand by Christians to use the word “Allah” was evidence of the new tactic to convert Muslims.

“Can’t Malays and Muslims, including ulamas see this?” asked the former senior judge.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ex-cj-allah-row-a-ploy-to-divide-country#sthash.I6seO80F.dpuf

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad today alleged the Christian claim over “Allah” was a strategy to pit the Malays against the Bumiputera community in Sabah and Sarawak.

Claiming that the demands by Christians over the Arabic word for God to be nothing more than a political ruse, he also accused the group of wanting to “confuse” and “convince” Muslims to convert to Christianity.

“Their political reason is to split the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputera. They also want to Christianise Malays,” he said during a forum titled “Human rights in Islamic tradition” here today.

 

Insisting that there had been no previous conflict over the word, despite the Catholic Church’s centuries-old presence in Malaysia.

“So what is their intention now? To convince Muslims that their religion is the same or is in accordance to Islam,” Abdul Hamid explained.

The country’s former top judge added that were “Allah” as essential to the Catholic faith as claimed, Pope Francis who is the head of the faith worldwide would have made a declaration to that effect.

In the absence of such a statement by the religion’s head, he insisted that the continued demand by Christians to use the word “Allah” was evidence of the new tactic to convert Muslims.

“Can’t Malays and Muslims, including ulamas see this?” asked the former senior judge.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ex-cj-allah-row-a-ploy-to-divide-country#sthash.I6seO80F.dpuf

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad today alleged the Christian claim over “Allah” was a strategy to pit the Malays against the Bumiputera community in Sabah and Sarawak.

Claiming that the demands by Christians over the Arabic word for God to be nothing more than a political ruse, he also accused the group of wanting to “confuse” and “convince” Muslims to convert to Christianity.

“Their political reason is to split the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputera. They also want to Christianise Malays,” he said during a forum titled “Human rights in Islamic tradition” here today.

Insisting that there had been no previous conflict over the word, despite the Catholic Church’s centuries-old presence in Malaysia.

“So what is their intention now? To convince Muslims that their religion is the same or is in accordance to Islam,” Abdul Hamid explained.

The country’s former top judge added that were “Allah” as essential to the Catholic faith as claimed, Pope Francis who is the head of the faith worldwide would have made a declaration to that effect.

In the absence of such a statement by the religion’s head, he insisted that the continued demand by Christians to use the word “Allah” was evidence of the new tactic to convert Muslims.

“Can’t Malays and Muslims, including ulamas see this?” asked the former senior judge.

 

 

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