Ridhuan Tee: Ultra kiasu Christians using ‘Allah’ to subdue liberal Muslims
(Malay Mail Online) – Malaysian Christians in the peninsula are targeting liberal Muslims as part of their proselytisation mission, controversial Muslim convert writer Ridhuan Tee Abdullah alleged, arguing their vehemence in using “Allah” for God.
Amid the continuing storm over the word of Arabic origin despite the Federal Court ruling on the Catholic Church’s bid, the Chinese Muslim insisted that Christians in Malaysia, whom he branded “ultra kiasu”, would not lose anything if they did not use “Allah”.
“Strangely, those who are most earnest in wanting this term are those from the Peninsula. The intensity of these ultra kiasu is a crafty plan to impair the faith of Muslims, which is shaky today.
“I am confident, their target is the liberal Muslims whose faith is shaky. This group is easy to approach and easily influenced. That’s why they are so earnest in wanting ALLAH to be used together,” he wrote in his opinion piece published today in Malay daily Sinar Harian, titled “Tanpa ALLAH, Kristian tidak rugi (without ALLAH, no loss to Christians)”.
“Ultra kiasu” is a term Tee initially used to label federal opposition party DAP, but he has since applied it to other groups including Christians and the Chinese in general.
In his argument, the senior lecturer with the National Defence University conceded that Christians in Sarawak and Sabah have long used the term “Allah” in their prayers and worship.
However, the East Malaysian Christians were unlike their peninsula-based counterparts, notably the Chinese and Indians, in their pursuit for the right to use “Allah”, he claimed.
“Strangely, when the Chinese or Indians enter Christianity, they become ultra kiasu. For what? Because they have been dogmatised to proselytise their religion in whatever situation.
“That is why today those who are so bold as to step forward are the ultra kiasu from the Peninsula who embrace Christianity. Those in Sabah, Sarawak, are so relaxed. Why? Because all this time, they have already been using the term ALLAH,” he said.
