Published on: Monday, March 15, 2021
By: Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR: The government has filed an appeal against the High Court ruling that Christians nationwide can use the word Allah and three other Arabic words in their religious publications for educational purposes.
The other three words are Baitullah , Kaabah and solat .
The notice of appeal was filed at the High Court registrar’s office. Copies of the notice were given to the Court of Appeal registrar and the law firm representing a Sarawak Melanau Christian, Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill.
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Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun confirmed the filing of the appeal.
Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri
KUALA LUMPUR – A Munaqasyah session to scrutinise the issue on the use of the word “Allah” will be held with muftis from throughout the country tomorrow, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.
Zulkifli said the opinions of leaders of Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) would also be sought.
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“I just visited the headquarters of Pertubuhan-Pertubuhan Pembela Islam (Pembela) to hear the views and thoughts of leaders of Islamic NGOs on the issue (on the use) of the word Allah.
“I spent almost 45 minutes exchanging views and trying to find a common understanding between the government and Islamic NGOs on this issue,” he said in his Facebook posting today.