http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/malaysia-ge13-najib-defends-ban-use-allah-non-muslims-20130426
"The
concept of Allah is different in the Muslim sense than in the
Christian sense, we should not upset the Muslims and Muslims should
not upset the Christians, we have been living in harmony for years
and it should continue," he was quoted as saying in an interview
with international news channel Al-Jazeera, according to
Malaysiakini.
Use
'Tuhan', Not 'Allah' For BM Bible, Says PAS
http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/god_or_allah_(P1160).html
Recently, one
issue has raised considerable controversy between the readers. This
is the issue of whether to use the word "Allah" or the word "God"
when Muslims are speaking about God. Invariably, there seems to be
someone who feels offended when the word "God" is used to speak
about God.
It
is surprising to notice that many Muslims do not realise that the
word "Allah" is simply the Arabic word for the word "God". Many of
them believe that "Allah" is the actual name of the Muslim God!
They do not realise that it is wrong to "personalise" God as He is
not a person. God is much greater than to be confined to a single
name (see: Greatness
of God).
Neither do they
realise that the word "Allah" does not belong exclusively to the
Muslims and that it has always been used before (and after) the
revelation of the Quran by the Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians
when they speak about God.
If this site was in Arabic, then
the word "Allah" would have been used, but as it is in English,
then the word "God" is used. This does not mean that we are
speaking of a different god. There is only One
God.
Insisting on the use of the word
"Allah" which is the Arabic word for "God" immediately creates the
illusion that "Allah" is a totally different God than God of the
whole world. It creates a god that belongs only to the Muslims, and
this would tarnish the universality of Islam.
As a result,
those who for some reason changed these titles (Rahmaan, Raheem …
etc) from being names of God into being merely attributes are
clearly violating the Quran.
Moreover, those
who insist that "Allah" is the personal name of God are somewhat
short on Quranic knowledge. Let us read the following
verse:
"Say, "Call Him Allah, or call
Him the Rahman (The Almighty); whichever name you use, to Him
belongs the "Asma al-Husna" (most beautiful
names)." 17:110
http://www.academia.edu/3185948/Alam_semesta_sebagai_mazhar_Tuhan_mostly_in_English_presented_9_Apr_2013
“God is
revealed in two modes: in an ontological modes that is ,
theexistence of all the phenomena and in a cognitive mode that is
Heimplants the knowledge in human beings.The Divinity is the
property of the Essence and through this property theEssence (Dzat
Allah) brings the world into existence . So, God in
relation to
the universe called Himself Allah, while in respect to Himself is
the Essence.Just
as the spirit (ruh) governs and direct the body , so God governs
anddirects the Cosmos. Since we know the spirit through the body,
we know God
through the world“
Buddha Amitabha is a Buddha within one's self-nature. His
world also appears in one's mind. Everything essentially is a
reflection of and cannot be separated from one's true nature.
:p
By the way, what
do God, Tuhan and Allah got to do with Buddhism? Where does
Amitabha Buddha fit into the picture in this posting? Though
the information provided is useful for a better understanding of
the Islamic Faith, this site is still a Forum for the discussion,
promotion and to provide information on Buddhism for
believers.
I hope you
understand we do not want to see the site being diluted with
information that have no relevant to Buddhism as it may
eventually reduced the site to irrelevant for the intended purposes
it is originally meant for.