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Allah Word: Facts and Time-line “Why do you want to fight the Malaysian government over the use of the word Allah?” This question crops up now and then in our discussion groups. The inquirer may be well intentioned, but he is obviously ill-informed. The best answer to this question is to present the facts of [...]
Read more...Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Building a Common Society Published in Christianity Today LINK I wrote this article as a response to Chawkat Moucarry, “A Lifelong Journey with Islam.” LINK You may note the other responses by David W. Shenk, Evelyne A. Reisacher and Sunday Agang. These articles are part of the collaborative project between Christianity Today and [...]
Read more...Sacred Language and Vernacular Translation of Scriptures: Why Some Muslims Just Cannot Understand/Accept the Use of “Allah” in the Alkitab (Bahasa Bible) I. Sacred Language and Religion of Diffusion Some Muslim activists have repeatedly charged Christians for having ulterior motives when they use the word “Allah” which include attempting to “deislamize Malay language” and to [...]
Read more...Foreign Vocabulary and Loan Words in the Quran: Historical Facts One repeated assertion by Muslim scholars defending the government’s ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ by Christians is that Quranic Arabic is the ‘purest’ and most appropriate language of divine revelation. As such, Christians are not allowed to use the word ‘Allah’ on [...]
Read more...High Court Judgment: Home Minister Wrong in Four Crucial Areas The High Court ruling on the Allah controversy on 31 Dec 2009 by the learned judge Lau Bee Lan is a model of acute and coherent reasoning. The learned judge 57-page judgment found the government wrong in four crucial areas : 1) The Home Minister’s [...]
Read more...Allah and Conversions in Malaysia: The Facts! Muslim activists have claimed repeatedly that Christians in Malaysia refuse to drop using the word Allah because they want to confuse and convert Muslims, thereby posing a threat to national security. The claim is both groundless and insincere.
Read more...An Official Explanation from Indonesian Bible Society LINK (English Version) Why are the terms “Allah” and “TUHAN” used in our Bible? Penjelasan Rasmi Daripada Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia LINK (Malay Version): Versi Melayu Berikut Di bawah The Indonesian Bible Society, which speaks for 25 million Malay/Indonesian Christians should be the most authoritative reference on translation of [...]
Read more...Why It is Not Possible to Substitute Allah with Tuhan in Bible Translation Muslims in other parts of the world (Arabs, Persians, North Africans, Pakistanis and Indonesians) have no objection and are not worried about getting confused when Christians use the word Allah. In contrast, some Malaysian Muslims claim to be confused; a strange phenomenon [...]
Read more...TRANSLATING THE NAMES OF GOD: Recent experience from Indonesia and Malaysia D. Soesilo Note – This is partial reproduction of the original article. Reproduced with permission from the author The Situation in Malaysia The situation in Malaysia in regard to the use of the divine names is different to that in Indonesia in one important [...]
Read more...BULLSHIT, LIES & errors The internet promises the rebirth of the Republic of Letters (circa 18th century) which comprises critically minded people from diverse linguistic, religious and national backgrounds who are bonded by open inquiry and the common quest for truth. But the sad reality is that the anonymity allowed in internet discussion platforms provides [...]
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Dr. Ng Kam Weng
Research Director
Kairos Research Centre
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