Police to act on ‘Allah’ issue if state Islamic department asks, says Zahid Hamidi – Bernama
Police will take action over the "Allah" word issue in Selangor if its Islamic Religious Department (Jais) requests police to intervene in enforcing the ruling on the issue.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) said this was because Islamic religious matters were under the jurisdiction of the state government, and police respected its jurisdiction over the issue.
"All quarters should stop playing up this sensitive issue... those involved should adhere to the decree by the Sultan of Selangor (Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah) and the court order for (non-Muslims) not to use the 'kalimah Allah' (in their scriptures)," he told reporters today.
On December 27 last year, Herald editor Father Lawrence Andrew said the Catholic churches in Selangor would continue using the word "Allah" during its weekly service using the Malay language even though Jais had sent a reminder on the ban on using the word by non-Muslims.
Zahid also advised all quarters not to "pour oil on a raging fire" over such a sensitive issue and not to have any evil intention behind the "kalimah Allah" issue. – Bernama, January 4, 2014.
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