Ayah! Ayah!

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Ayah! Ayah!

Posted on 18 January 2010.

A man came home from work and his children ran to him and called out ‘Ayah! Ayah!’ His neighbor got very upset and said to him, “Can you please tell your children not to call you ‘Ayah’?” The man asked, “Why?” The neighbor retorted, “Because my children call me ’Ayah’ too. They might get confused and mistaken you to be their father.”

Here’s the perfect example of “man-made” laws…
Non-Muslim can use ‘Allah’ in three states, FTs

Praying together, embracing each other's cultural and religious diversity.

THE POINT OF THE MATTER IS all the furor over the use of “Allah” is consuming the nation; too much energy wasted generating nothing but only ill-will and hatred. The Malaysian people and leaders should exercise wisdom; the wisdom to distinguish what are worthy issues and what are not.

Yes, it may be true that in other countries and societies; the world “Allah” can be used by non-Muslim communities; and that the right to use the word is a basic human right. If there are groups in the country who decided that it is so important that the word should be used according to their rules, so be it in their groups and leave others to worship their God in their own way.

Rightly as some members pointed out in the Facebook group, this is not an issue of right and wrong; or your right versus my right. It is about devoting time to working on real issues that help the nation unite and act as one.

Our personal concern is our energy is consumed daily by these issues which does not help us in improving our economy, create jobs or help us cope with the challenges of the modern world. For example, persistent bad weather in the northern hemisphere and explosive outburst of weather phenomenon are already affecting food production; prices on food have and will continue to escalate if these adverse conditions do not improve.

What about our economy? Who is paying attention to improve our operating condition so we can keep talents home? Let’s no tango to unproductive music, let’s put our energy to where it should belong.

We also call on the media to lend a hand in this respect as well.

With love from Pahlawan Volunteers.

Update 1 Feb 2010:
► Getting down to the real business of the day by Hafidz Baharom
► The ‘Allah’ issue: The Problem with Islamic Education and Political Interests in Malaysia by Wan Imran Wan Chik
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