The name of Allah has been widely used by non Muslims around the globe. But it was not common amongst non Muslim in Malaysia. Suddenly the Christians started to use the word Allah after the government granted the permission for The Herald (Christians newspaper) to publish in Malay language in year 2009 for the first time. Here, the word Allah only being used by the Malay Muslims refering to God.
Other religions besides Islam never used the name Allah. The common word for other religion in refering God is 'Tuhan' which literally means God in Malay.
The sudden decision made by the Christians authority & missionaries to use the name of Allah sparks anger of Muslim community. The question is...why only now?
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