Allah or not Allah ?
Whose Allah ?
Who is Allah ?
The Sultan of Selangor has decreed that non-Muslims in the state have been barred from using "Allah", saying it is a sacred word exclusive to Muslims.
Hours after Sultan's decree, The Pakatan Rakyat opposition pact consisting PAS (Islamic Party), DAP and Keadilan had taken a stand that anyone can use "Allah", just don't misuse the word.
I am staying in the State of Selangor, what does it mean to me ? Allah or not Allah ?
Allah, a pre-Islamic Arabia term, can be found in Malay language Bible and community worship and Masses, especially among East Malaysian and Indonesian Catholics. It is common for Catholic community of all races to pray and worship together using all languages.
In Peninsular Malaysia, many Orang Asli (Aborigines) are also speak Malay and read Malay Bible.
Adding more ingredients to the drama, according to the government, East Malaysians (Sabah and Sarawak) are allowed to use "Allah".
And it caused more confusion ... what happened to Prime Minister's 1 Malaysia concept ? 1 Malaysia, two different people, 2 Allah ?
This is not an old issue. (see old post).
Recently, politicians from ruling parties had resurrected this issue to gain mileage in view of the coming 13th General Elections, which is expected to be held in the coming weeks ahead.
In Malaysia, religious issues are commonly and frequently abused by politicians from ruling parties to drum up support thus causing tension and division among the people.
My response is, using ordinary Hokkian man's language: " Ala ma .... jin jia jilaka (celaka) !" (O my God, really damn it ! )
Yes, damn politicians !
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( I respect Islam and Muslim. I worship God - Allah. a pre-Islamic Arabia term )
P.S: while writing this post, saw news report that importers announced the mandarin oranges from China is expected to increase 20 % in prices due to adverse weather in China.
Every year, same rhetoric ... last year, it was too little rain, this year bad weather, too much rain, leap year, SARS, increase in shipping cost.... all kind of reasons!
"Jilaka" damn it to the cunning businessmen !
阿拉还是不阿拉？
谁的阿拉？
谁是阿拉？
雪兰莪苏丹刚颁布一下谕令，禁止非穆斯林使用“Allah” （阿拉）这个名词，因为这是回教专用的一个圣洁字眼。
仅在谕令后的数小时，民联（反对党联盟）的主要伙伴【穆斯林党】主席哈迪阿旺发表声明，与伙伴公正党及民主行动党立场一致，就是不反对任何人使用“阿拉”字眼，重要的是不可滥用这个名词。
我是住在雪兰莪州，苏丹的谕令，寓意如何，叫我怎么办呢？阿拉还是不阿拉？
在马来文圣经里就用到Allah 阿拉这个字眼来称呼天主（英文为God），祈祷及弥撒中也是使用同一个名词。东马的天主教徒因为是受马来文媒介语教育，他们与来自印度尼西亚的教徒一样，是使用马来语或印尼语来祈祷及弥撒语言，他们也是马来文圣经使用者。
除此之外，还有许多西马的原住民也是马来文及马来文圣经的使用者。
我们的天主教会里，经常有举行各民族参与的团体祈祷及弥撒，普遍上都是使用数种语言进行，马来文是其中的一个。
这个问题，加上戏剧的成分 - 政府允准东马基督教徒使用阿拉这个字眼，但西马的教徒却被禁止。
更令人混淆的是，首相纳吉提倡『一个马来西亚』的概念，但却有两种人民，可以使用阿拉，及不可使用阿拉的基督徒！！
这不是一个新课题。（看旧帖子）
最近这个课题被政客再次拿出来炒作，与第十三届全国大选即将的到来有关。
在马来西亚，宗教课题常常被执政党滥用来攻击反对党，以博取支持，因而造成紧张气氛及人民分裂。
我对这事最近的发展，谨套用福建语老话回应：“Alla mak, jin jia jilaka (Celaka)! 阿拉嘛！正是该死的。”
是的，该死（诅咒）的政客！
后记： 在写这部落格的时候，见到新闻报道，入口商宣布，今年的中国芦柑会涨价大约20%，因为天气欠佳所致。
每年都是同样的故事 --- 去年是雨水减少 。。。。不是多雨啦，就是天旱；闰月啦，禽流感啦，运费涨啦。。。各种各样的藉口！
“Jilaka” 该死的投机商，炒作炒价。
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