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High Court grants Catholic publication Herald the right to use ‘Allah’ word again

KUALA LUMPUR: The Catholic weekly Herald is now free to use the word “Allah” in its publication after the High Court quashed the Home Minister’s prohibition against it using the word, declaring the order as “illegal, null and void.”

In her decision, Justice Lau Bee Lan also declared that under Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution, applicant Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam had the constitutional right to use “Allah” in theHerald in the exercise of his right that religions other than Islam might be practised in peace and harmony in the country.

She further ruled that the Constitution, which states Islam as the country’s religion, did not empower the minister to make such a prohibition.

“In pursuant to Article 10, the applicant also has the right to use the word ‘Allah’ in the Herald in the exercise of his right to freedom of speech and expression,” she said in her oral judgment yesterday to a packed courtroom.

Justice Lau ruled as grounds for her judgement that both the respondents – the minister and the Malaysian government – had failed throughout the trial to prove how the use of the word “Allah” could threaten national security.

On Jan 7 last year, the Home Ministry had approved the Herald’spublication permit on condition that the usage of the word “Allah” was prohibited and the word “Limited” (Terhad) be endorsed on its front page to mean that it must be circulated only among Christians.

The minister had prohibited the usage on grounds of national security and to avoid misunderstanding and confusion among Muslims.

The Archbishop, as Herald’s publisher, had filed an application on Feb 16 for a judicial review to seek a declaration that the minister’s decision for the prohibition was illegal and that the word “Allah” was not exclusive to Islam.

Representing the Archbishop were counsels Porres P. Royan and S. Selvarajah while senior federal counsel Datuk Kamaludin Md Said stood for the respondents.

Following the ruling, Kamaludin sought a clarification for the decla ration to be only confined for the permit in question, which was for the period from Jan 1 to Dec 31 last year, and not future permits.

“It does not relate to an order or decision relating to future permits,” he said, adding that future permits would require a fresh application.

However, Royan argued that the permit for the period between Jan 1 and Dec 31 this year had already been issued, subjected to the same condition pending the court’s determination on the matter.

“The order speaks for itself. I believe the minister will be bound by the words he has used and that he will respect the court’s decision.

“Of course, they have other remedies. The court has granted declarations to allow the use of the word “Allah” that must bind the parties,” he said.

Kamaludin then said he would seek direction from the minister on whether they would file a stay of execution application or an appeal.

In an immediate reaction, Herald’s editor Father Andrew Lawrence told the press that this was a “long-awaited” decision, hailing it as a “landmark case for our nation”.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said they would appeal the decision.

Komen wak=

1) Wak betul-betul kecewa dengan keputusan mahkamah terhadap penggunaan perkataan 'ALLAH' dalam majalah HERALD. Sekali lagi, melayu terpaksa beralah walaupun ianya berkaitan dengan maruah mereka sendiri dan agama yg selama ini mereka pertahankan. Angin-angin kehilangan hak istimewa terhadap Islam sudah terasa. Angin yg sepoi-sepoi bahasa tapi menusuk sejuk di dalam tubuh. Selepas ini apa lagi?

2)Adakah kerana satu kuasa politik, kita terpaksa mengorbankan segalanya? Termasuk agama, bangsa dan negara sendiri? Kenapa si anuwar perlu memburuk-burukkan Malaysia di mata dunia walaupun itu adalah negara yg dia dilahirkan dan begitu kemaruk utk memerintah? Kenapa setelah geng2 ngeh,ngah,ngok menyampaikan ceramah politik sambil membaca ayat al-quran yg kita sendiri xpernah dengar, tetapi ada segelintir daripada kita yg membenarkan perbuatan tersebut dengan mengatakan, 'xpalah,itu menunjukkan pas dah berjaya mendedahkan Islam terhadap mereka,' Yg menjadi persoalannya adalah, kenapa perlu dilakukan di dalam satu ceramah politik klu bukan mempunyai niat buruk yg lain? Adakah ini yg dimaksudkan oleh PAS ttg ISLAM FOR ALL?

3)Satu hari nanti jgn terkejut kalau anak cucu kita bertanyakan "Jika Allah itu tuhan bagi orang Islam dan orang Kristian, siapa yang Allah lebih sayang?" Apakah jawapan saudara-saudara sekalian?

4)Kalau anak cucu bertanya soalan ini, setelah Kristian dbenarkan penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam kitab bible, doa2 mereka dan segala aktiviti mereka..'Adakah Allah itu satu ( ahad) atau 3+1(trinity)?

5) Sememangnya di muka depan HERALD ada tertulis perkataan LIMITED yakni pengedaran HERALD tersebut hanya dibenarkan utk kristian sahaja tetapi adakah kita akan mempercayai mereka? Tentulah tidak kerana sebagai seorg Islam kita sudah tahu bahawa Kristian dan Yahudi akan sentiasa memerangi kita. Majalah HERALD ini boleh diulang cetak sebanyak yg mungkin dan diberikan kepada pemuda pemudi melayu yg telah songsang akidah mereka. Ini adalah sesuatu yg tidak mustahil.

6) In her decision, Justice Lau Bee Lan also declared that under Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution, applicant Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam had the constitutional right to use “Allah” in theHerald in the exercise of his right that religions other than Islam might be practised in peace and harmony in the country.

Berkaitan dengan kenyataan tersebut,wak rasa keputusan adalah tidak berasas berdasarkan:

Article 11(1) reads- "Every person has the right to profess and practise his religion and, subject to clause (4), to propagate it."

Article 11(4) states that- " State law and in respect of the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, federal law may control or restrict the propagation of any religious doctrine or belief among persons professing the religion of Islam."

Berdasarkan pada artikel 11 diatas, ia adalah satu kesalahan menyebarkan pegangan agama-agama lain selain dari agama Islam terhadap umat Islam di Malaysia. Bagi wak, tujuan penggunaan perkataan Allah ini adalah semata-mata satu usaha utk memudahkan penyebaran agama kristian kepada mereka yg beragama islam terutama kepada belia-belia Islam di seluruh Malaysia. Daripada apa yg wak tahu, artikel 11 ini adalah antara artikel yg ditentang oleh penganut agama Kristian dan kali ini mereka berjaya mempermainkan artikel tersebut. Adakah kita umat islam akan berdiam diri? Di mana peguam Islam yg hebat? Di mana mereka semua?

7) Kenapa org Kristian tidak mahu meletakkan ketenteraman, keamanan dan kedamaian negara sebagai satu keutamaan? Kenapa perkara ini perlu dijadikan isu oleh mereka? Setelah masjid, kemudian penggunaan Allah,lepas ni apa lagi?

8)Ke mana ustaz-ustaz dari PAS yg begitu merasakan mereka lebih ISlam dari org ISlam yg lain pergi? Mana suara mereka? Adakah mereka akan bersependapat dgn kerajaan agar penggunaan perkataan Allah hanya untuk org islam atau mereka akan terus melaungkan PAS ISLAM FOR ALL dan menyalahkan kerajaan terhadap isu ini dan menjadikan isu ini dalam PRU13 yg akan datang? Kita tunggu dan lihat.