"@rezaaslan: I speak with @BFMradio about the ban on word Allah by nonMuslims http://www.bfm.my/a-conversation-with-reza-aslan.html …" and you think you are qualified..
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@FirdausAzil think@rezaaslan is qualified but he wouldn't understand the context of usage here. It's context that gives meaning.@BFMradio
@macfaisal @FirdausAzil @BFMradio No it doesn't. Allah (al-ilah) has no contextual meaning. It means "the God" in Arabic and nothing else
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@rezaaslan the judgment is clear. Only for Malay version of The Herald.@macfaisal@BFMradioThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan and in Malay language there's a specific word for 'the God', it's 'Tuhan'. Out of context to use 'Allah'.@FirdausAzil@BFMradio -
@macfaisal@FirdausAzil@BFMradio for 1400y Jews, Christians have used Allah to mean God in all parts of the world. Malaysia no exception -
@rezaaslan I believe you havent been well briefed about situation in here. This is not about religion anymore@macfaisal@BFMradio
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@rezaaslan that's the thing,in Arabic.Context of usage here by the Herald is in Malay language publication.@FirdausAzil@BFMradioThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan that's out of context at least in terms of language.Can agree on meaning of Allah but usage here differs.@FirdausAzil@BFMradioThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan if it was an Arabic publication then the argument is valid.We aren't Arabs,publication is in Malay.@FirdausAzil@BFMradioThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan the herald wants to translate word 'god' in its English publication into 'Allah' in its Malay publication@FirdausAzil@BFMradioThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@FirdausAzil how can Allah be an arabic word, when prophet Adam saw Allah's name in the 'Arasy? Arabic hvnt existed at that time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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