KUALA LUMPUR: The Catholic weekly Herald is now free to use the word “Allah” in its publication after the High Court quashed the Home Minister’s prohibition against it using the word, declaring the order as “illegal, null and void.”
In her decision, Justice Lau Bee Lan also declared that under Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution, applicant Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam had the constitutional right to use “Allah” in theHerald in the exercise of his right that religions other than Islam might be practised in peace and harmony in the country.
She further ruled that the Constitution, which states Islam as the country’s religion, did not empower the minister to make such a prohibition.
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LINUNDUS says,
As a Catholic, I am personally happy that the long-legal-standing on the issue of 'Allah' is finally resolved. This is the best New Year gift that the Christian community in Malaysia could have ever expected. Kudos to Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam who steadfastly and successfully argued the 'Allah' issue which is now being allowed by the High Court that the Catholic weekly Herald is now free to use the word “Allah” in its publication.
Is the person concerned purposely misinterpreted the Constitution in Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution that embolden him to prohibit the use of the word "Allah"? It would appear so since Justice Lau Bee Lan has 'ruled that the Constitution, which states Islam as the country’s religion, did not empower the minister to make such a prohibition'.
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Yes, I also share the same feeling like you SJD, however, as soon as this belated Christmas gift was announced in the news I already expected that our brothers and sisters who believed and share the same God of Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Joseph and Moses will go hysterical and will file an appeal. So that's what happening now and you now why, it is all about one of the deadly 7 sins i.e, Pride (ego).
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