KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of using the word "Allah" should not be discussed or debated openly so as to not cause confusion among Muslims, says the Prime Minister.

In Arabic, yallah is used to move things along. It is a call to action, an expression of urgency, encouragement or even impatience. It can be translated to “let's go”, but its meaning is shaped ...

The word Allah has been part of religious teachings within Christian circles in Malaysia for more than 370 years. Multi-ethnic Malaysia has kept racial tensions under control since race riots hit ...

(RNS) "The usage of the word Allah is not an integral part of the faith in Christianity," Chief Judge Mohamed Apandi Ali said in the ruling, which bans use of the word by non-Muslims.

When High Court judge Nor Bee Ariffin ruled on March 10 that the government had erred when it issued the 1986 directive banning the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, a variety of comments ...

They wish to change the Words of Allah." [Qur’an: 48:15] These two verses prove that the Qur’an is the Word of Allah and that He sent it down to Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

KUALA LUMPUR: The word “Allah” does not belong to any religion or ethnic group, said MCA central committee member Loh Seng Kok.

A court in Muslim-majority Malaysia has ruled that only Muslims are permitted to use the word Allah to describe God, overturning a lower court’s 2009 decision that allowed others to use the word. “The ...

President of the Sabah Council of Churches, Datuk Thomas Tsen, said churches in the state would continue to use the word “Allah” in their church services, publications and prayers.

Putrajaya has told the Catholic weekly Herald that it should refrain from using any articles, or even letters, containing the word “Allah”, months after the Court of Appeal affirmed the home ...

Malaysia’s Home Ministry first banned the Herald’s use of the word “Allah” in its Malay-language editions in 2008, saying use of the Arabic word may offend Muslims who make up more than 60 ...