'The Christian citizens in Sarawak have been using the word ‘Allah' in their worship for ages as the local natives are all schooled in Bahasa, thus the churches have to conduct their worship in BM.'

PM's Dept to appeal 'Allah' ruling

Theraykatiswatching: Mr Prime Minister, are you prime minister for Malay Muslims only or prime minister of all Malaysians? If you are PM of all Malaysians, please be one.

The Christian citizens in Sarawak have been using the word ‘Allah' in their worship for ages as the local natives are all schooled in Bahasa Malaysia, thus the churches have to conduct their worship in BM, and the words, ‘Allah', ‘Maha Esa', etc, are often used.

Even the name of the church is in BM - the Sidang Injil Borneo. Please be reminded that the Dayak natives are the majority and Malay Muslims constitute only about 20 percent of the population of Sarawak. I believe it is the same in Sabah. Also East Malaysians provide you 50 percent parliamentary seats, so don't bully us!

Ahmad Iqhbal: Read this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah#Pre-Islamic_Arabia

Fly Emirates: Ahmad Iqbal is spot on... there are tonnes of material in the Internet about the term ‘Allah' and I suggest Umno politicians especially should do well to read and research further before opening their big mouths to save themselves from embarrassment!

Professor: Of course, Muslims don't really like it if Christians seek to confuse or woo their fellow Muslims into converting to Christianity using the word Allah. If this happen, then the worry and concern of the Muslims are true. Time will tell.

Let us be honest to oneself. Don't make the word ‘Allah' to become the hidden agenda of others. I understand the concern of Muslims. But still, the word ‘Allah' belongs to all.

Md Imraz Muhammed Ikhbal: A true Muslim would celebrate at the thought of other religions employing the same term for God that they worship! It is an open affirmation of their religious faith and a giant step closer to uniting mankind.

So discern for yourself what Umno's divisive religious faith is for verily it is anything but Islam!

Mohd Fadli Hamid: Maybe one thing that we need to know... so far, I personally have never heard friends of mine whom I know to be Christian saying the word ‘Allah' in their daily lives. 'Oh my God!'... that's common.

Among the Muslims, I always heard the word ‘Allah' use in azans, masha Allah, innalillah, ya Allah, etc. In the Malaysian perspective, why the Catholic Christians want to purposely use the word ‘Allah' in public? Why?

Habib RAK: Tun Mahathir Mohamad, I agree it is a very delicate matter . Despite clear explanations given by the likes of YB Khalid Samad, many Muslims are still not accepting the literal written message in the holy Quran about the usage of ‘Allah' by non-Muslims. Care and tact is key.

Anak Malaysia: My dear Muslim friends, I hope this issue will not be manipulated into a Christian vs Muslim issue. It is not. It has never been. Let not our politicians use this court decision to gain political mileage.

The Catholic Church is not against Muslims or Islam. They are merely asking that their long held practice of calling God in Bahasa by the name they have been using for centuries not be stopped.

It is the politicians who went on the offensive against the Christians when they started banning the use of ‘Allah' by Christians (and confiscating Bahasa Bibles and materials) thus seriously affecting BM-speaking Christians who have grown up calling God ‘Allah'.

May justice and fairness be our guiding light, not paranoid and fear.

Lee Heng Soon: Why the fuss about all this ‘Allah' thing? If someone wants to call God by your God's name, welcome him. There is no harm if your God, or Allah, helps him.

Charles Chia: Calling on all our Malaysian Muslims, please tell our Home Minister you are not so ignorant and silly not to know the difference between the ‘Allah' in the Al-Quran and the Al-Kitab. That you are not so naive to be easily confused by just the usage of the word ‘Allah'.

Geronimo: Umno has only one choice to make: Either they pursue the case in the Appeal Court and which we know they will win, and stand to lose an almost one million votes in the coming 13GE (general election), and most likely the two states in East Malaysia as well, or let the case be and move forward.

Put your ‘1Malaysia' sloganeering where your mouth is. No more no less.