Teropong Dunya Aki Andan: Malaysia: Whose God?

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In Dayak Iban system of belief there is no Aki Andan but only the legendary Ini Andan. Aki Andan is deliberately used here merely to denote a male counterpart and not in any way to be construed as her spouse as there being none. Ini Andan occupies a very special social and spiritual station. She is also in possession of many special skills, which among others, the ability to foretell with accuracy what is to come in the near future and also often the saviour of the wounded and downtrodden. Not specifically endowed with such skills or abilities, hence her modern male counterpart has to use the 'teropong' to look into the distant future.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Malaysia: Whose God?

I was made to understand that recently the State of Malacca has made a ruling that non-Muslims are prohibited from using in writing or uterring orally certain words that are considered by the state government to be exclusive to Muslims. These words among others, include, Allah, ulama, hadis, ibadah, kaabah, kadi, Ilahi, wahyu, mubaligh, syariat, kiblat, haji, mufti, rasul, dan iman.

But let's us hear what some people say about who has the right to use the word "Allah" in this short forum.