Media pembangkang mendakwa “Muslims don’t own the word ‘Allah’; they never have”

Pengarang The Nut Graph Jacqueline Ann Surin dalam rencananya tentang kemelut kalimah Allah bertajuk ‘BN-style resolution to Allah issue‘ telah mendakwa perkataan ‘Allah’ bukan milik orang Islam serta puak Muslim tidak pernah pun memilikinya.

Membalun Menteri Agama Jamil Khir Baharom sebagai seorang yang tidak keruan percakapannya, Jacqueline Ann Surin menulis:

“Hence, Jamil Khir’s proposal for an interfaith dialogue is either a half-baked public relations exercise to demonstrate that the Malaysian government is fair to all, or, Allah help us all, the minister doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”

Jacqueline juga membidas Hishamuddin Hussein yang ketika itu Menteri Dalam Negeri serta berkata serangan-serangan ke atas gereja adalah merupakan satu bentuk “suburban terrorism“:

“And so, what was even more troubling about the home minister was his description of the suburban terrorism happening in modern-day Malaysia. [...]

“There is also no doubt that the church’s right to use ‘Allah’ is being attacked by the same government that claims it wants dialogue.”

Seterusnya pengarang The Nut Graph itu menegaskan bahawa Kementerian Dalam Negeri tidak layak untuk menegah golongan bukan-Islam daripada menggunakan perkataan yang mendahului Islam serta hakcipta perkataan tersebut tidak juga dimiliki oleh Muslim.

(Tulis Jacqueline: “How does this suggestion even resolve the issue of what right the BN government has, through the Home Ministry, to deny non-Muslims the right to use a word that pre-dates Islam and for which Muslims don’t own copyright over? Let’s be clear. Muslims don’t own the word ‘Allah’. They never have.“)

Seterusnya dia menuntut:

“First, the government needs to admit it was wrong. There is no historical, cultural or scriptural basis for the ban they have imposed on the Catholic church from using “Allah”. Second, drop the court appeal against the High Court decision. Third, stop pandering to the ignorant and fearful among Muslim pressure groups, whether within or outside the administration.

“And finally, learn respect. Respect for the legitimate concerns and rights of all Malaysians.” (sumber: The Nut Graph, lihat screenshot di kaki halaman)

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Rujuk juga‘Bekas pengarang akhbar SinChew kata Pemuda Umno sokong Kristian guna kalimah Allah‘

Kita tidak hairan sekiranya Ketua Pemuda Umno Khairy Jamaluddin boleh menyokong kaum Kristian menggunakan kalimah Allah kerana setiausaha akhbarnya pun seorang evangelista juga.

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http://www.thenutgraph.com/bn-style-resolution-to-allah-issue/

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