Critical Thoughts

An interesting article about Bishop Tiny Musken from Netherlands suggesting all religions to call God as “Allah”. From my theological standpoint I have no real problems with it actually but the interesting part is how the Christians themselves (including Catholics) are against this idea! So why do the Christians in Malaysia want to use the term “Allah” in Malaysia when the Christians around the world are against it? Why only for the Malay Bible and not for the English Bible as well? If these Christians are sincere then they should not object to the term “Allah” being used for God in English too.

Lets see what happens when “Allah” is used instead of God in the English Bible.

NEW TESTAMENT

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our Allah is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your Allah with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. (Mark 12:29-30)

“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my Allah and your Allah’” (John 20:17)

Jesus (P) says; “I can do nothing on my own. I judge as Allah tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.” (John 5:30)

“Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by Allah to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which Allah did among you through him, as you yourselves know. (Acts 2:22 NIV)

OLD TESTAMENT

1 And Allah spoke all these words:

2 “I am the LORD your Allah who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

3 “You shall have no other gods before me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your Allah am a jealous God. (Exodus 20:1-5)

These are only a few examples. I wonder if all Christians want to use the term “Allah” for God now…also say the following declaration: “there is no god but Allah.”