KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and other Islamic religious agencies will take appropriate action on the issue on the use of the word “Allah” after getting the consent of the Conference of Rulers.
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Religious affairs minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said the outcome of discussions on the issue between muftis of all states and legal experts held on Tuesday has been submitted to the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal.
“We will announce the appropriate action to be taken soon,” he told reporters after attending a gathering of agencies under his ministry at the National Mosque here yesterday.
Also present were religious affairs deputy minister Ahmad Marzuk Shaary and the heads of agencies under the ministry.
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Zulkifli was previously reported to have said that a meeting would be held with muftis throughout the country and law experts to finalise a resolution on the issue on the use of the word “Allah”.
On March 10, High Court judge Nor Bee Ariffin ruled that a Dec 5, 1986 home ministry directive to prohibit the use of the words “Allah”, “Baitullah”, “Solat” and “Kaabah” by non-Muslims was illegal and unconstitutional.
The judge said the directive was wrongly issued as it went beyond the aims of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.
However, the home ministry and the government filed an appeal against the High Court’s decision at the High Court Registry on March 15.-BERNAMA