Allah

The Catholic Church of Malaysia has been challenging the Malaysian Government and the relevent authorities on the ban of the use of "Allah" by non Muslims, particularly in the official translation of Bible in the local language.

Abdullah Zin, the de factor Minister for Islamic Affairs was quoted as saying " The Cabinet is of the view that "Allah" refers to the Muslim God and can only be used by Muslims who comprise 60% of the Malaysian's population."

I don't understand why in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the world today, the Government there has not claimed exclusitivity of "Allah" as the Muslim God.

I don't know the actual technical or scientific or theological arguments of the Malaysian Government. Maybe someone out there may want to give me an education on this? Is there an International Tribunal to rule on this matter?

But I can only guess the political motive.

Perhaps, administratively, the Malaysian Government has an option to win the court case by quickly making a Trademark registration of the word "Allah" with the Registrar of TradeMark. It will probably fit into Class 45 of the Trade mark Act: " Personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals; security services for the protection of property and individuals."

My God would not mind what name I call him as long as He knows that I believe in His son, Christ Jesus... who was, who is and who is to come.