Non-Muslims can use 'Allah', 'Allah' is for all

Nik Aziz Nik Mat (left), the influential spiritual leader of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, said that a verse in the Quran in which non-Muslims of Mecca call their God 'Allah' supported his point.

KUALA LUMPUR - THE leader of Malaysia's Islamic opposition party says non-Muslims should be allowed to use the word 'Allah' to refer to God, questioning a government ban that has been criticised by Christians as a blow to freedom of religion.

Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the influential spiritual leader of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, said that a verse in the Quran in which non-Muslims of Mecca call their God 'Allah' supported his point.

His comments, made on Sunday, were reported by the national news agency Bernama and the New Straits Times newspaper. His aide, Mohamad Saiba Yaacob, confirmed the comments to The Associated Press.

Mr Nik Aziz's views are an unexpected boost for Malaysia's Christian minority, who have gone to court to challenge a 2007 order banning non-Muslims from translating God as 'Allah' in their literature.

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...salute to Mr. Nik Aziz for the comments, personally i would say this "Hey! Give this Guru the Nobel Prize!" he deserved it..and to you my fellow readers...think bout this for a second, 'Allah' create the world not even Jews, Christian or Islam exists, how can we the poor little human infront of HIM claimed that 'Allah' only belong to one party only. Freedom in religion? not anymore...i dont think so. But thanks God at least there is a true muslims out there say 'Allah' is for all...