The Holy Ghost is not Allah

Allahhuakbar.
The christian pundit in Malaysia won the court case to use the word 'Allah" in their publication. Thanks to the high court ruling. No thanks to the eminent finding of the judge who set on the case. What bulls!!!
Produced below is the ruling as reported in the Star of 31st December, 2009.
"...Court rules Herald free to use the word "Allah"
By Lisa Goh
KUALA LUMPUR: The Catholic weekly Herald is now free to use the word "Allah" in its publication after the High Court quashed the Home Minister's prohibition against it using the word, declaring the order as "illegal, null and void."
In her decision, Justice Lau Bee Lan also declared that under Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution, applicant Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam had the constitutional right to use "Allah" in Herald in the exercise of his right that religions other than Islam might be practised in peace and harmony in the country.
She further ruled that the Constitution, which states Islam as the country's religion, did not empower the minister to make such a prohibition.
"In pursuant to Article 10, the applicant also has the right to use the word 'Allah' in the Herald in the exercise of his right to freedom of speech and expression." she said in her oral judgment Thursday to a packed courtroom.
Justice Lau ruled as grounds for her judgement that both the respondents - the minister and the Malaysian government - had failed throughout the trial to prove how the use of the word "Allah" could threaten national security.
On Jan 7 last year, the Home Ministry had approved the Herald's publication permit on condition that the usage of the word "Allah" was prohibited and the word "Limited" (Terhad) be endorsed on its front page to mean that it must be circulated only to Christians.
The minister had prohibited the usage on grounds of national security and to avoid misunderstanding and confusion among Muslims.
The Archbishop, as Herald's publisher, had filed an application on Feb 16 for a judicial review to seek a declaration that the minister’s decision for the prohibition was illegal and that the word "Allah" was not exclusive to Islam.
Representing the Archbishop were counsel Porres P. Royan and S. Selvarajah while senior federal counsel Datuk Kamaludin Md Said stood for the respondents.
Following the ruling, Kamaludin sought a clarification for the declaration to be only confined for the permit in question, which was for the period from Jan 1 to Dec 31 last year, and not future permits.
"It does not relate to an order or decision relating to future permits," he said, adding that future permits would require a fresh application.
However, Royan argued that the permit for the period between Jan 1 and Dec 31 this year had already been issued, subjected to the same condition pending the court's determination on the matter.
"The order speaks for itself. I believe the minister will be bound by the words he has used and that he will respect the court's decision.
"Of course, they have other remedies. The court has granted declarations to allow the use of the word 'Allah' that must bind the parties," he said.
Kamaludin then said he would seek direction from the minister on whether they would file a stay of execution application or an appeal.
In an immediate reaction, Herald’s editor Father Andrew Lawrence told the press that this was a "long-awaited" decision, hailing it as a "landmark case for our nation"...."

Yes, so WHAT?? Hail to Justice Lau Bee Lan. I prey for devine intervention that this lady will get her "reward" for her impertinency. Allahhuakbar!!! Just like the eminent Augustine Paul.
On a more realistic note, my third side of the coin forecast this.To me this so-called eminent lady has just opened up the pandora box that proved to be the antithesis of her finding that "...the minister and the Malaysian government - had failed throughout the trial to prove how the use of the word "Allah" could threaten national security...." Just wait lady, because the scenerio that could threaten national security that your mypoic judgement asserts will soon unfold in the week ahead. Its simple deduction, lady, based on my experience in dealing with issues of national security. Just watch!!!!

The Fourth Highpoint in my Worldly Journey

Yes, today before dawn I just got up to the realisation that 5th December, 2009 is another highpoint in my life. My eldest daughter Rahayu Ezrani or Ayu is to be betrothed to Nik Zamrood

The Passing of my Dear Niece

Got the news as we we were preparing to leave for KL. 0640hrs was the recorded time of Wati's passing away due to lung cancer. Her situation worsen the last 48 hours after M and I visited her 48 hours before on Sunday 22nd November 2009. We visited Hashim and togather went to the JB Specialist Centre that Sunday and Wati was already under sedation and breathing through the tubes. I intimited to Hashim to make the necessary arrangement and and help out Man for the burial and I shall agree to any decision taken. Alfatihah. Amen.

The Passing of my Dear Brother

The Passing of of Mohd Lazim, the fourth of the Adam siblings at Putra Jaya Hospital at 1910 hrs was witness by his family members, friends and wellwishers. He went with a smile according to Jun. Alfatihah!!

The Sabah Saga

The trip to Sabah was initiated some three months ago dictated as much by the necessity to get favourable Air Asia tickets price. Hence the saga that follows. The cheap fair avilable for the dates of travel is from Penang so we just booked it. Not much thought was given to the need to get to Penang for the flight as opposed to taking a direct flight to KK from KL.

Salute to James W. von Brunn

The Associated Press reported from Washington “ -- An 88-year-old gunman with a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot himself by other officers, authorities said.” Read more here http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/%202009/06/10/%20AR2009061001767.html
This was attributed to James W. von Brunn. I salute this courageous soul.
To me the jews deserved this. They seemed to think that they are always right and this museum incident brought back to mind what took place at another museum 62 years ago.
“MAY 14, 1948 at 4.32 PM. David Ben-Gurion stood in the Tel Aviv museum and said that by virtue of the natural and historic right of the jewish people the state of Israel was established.”
Whatever appellation given David Ben-Gurion, he is to me a terrorist par excellence and those who do not appeased the jews labeled anti-Semitic. What BULLs!!! In this instance I have commented in October 2003 via a letter to the Star newspaper (which they conveniently did not published)
“ Dear Sir,
Allow me some space to state my feeling on the condemnation of Western leaders and their media against the Prime Minister as a result of his opening address at the 10th OIC Summit. If "The Seattle Times" carrying reports by the Associated Press had as its headline " Defiant Malaysian Leader stand by Comments" then, I and all Malaysian stand by our PM. The chorus of condemnations is deafening through the United States, Canada, the EU, Israel, Germany, Britain and Australia. Let me tell these primates who think that they are privileged people that when you are confronted with the truth it hurts.
For people like the State Department spokesman Adam Ereli who called the speech offensive and inflammatory and Israel's Foreign Ministry comment that its "a desecration of the memory of 6 million victims of anti-Semitism." I would like to ask why the brouhaha and hullabaloos on Dr. Mahathir's remark about the Jews since the truth has been on record since 1921. I suggest that they read Henry Ford's " The International Jews" all 4 volumes of it to understand what Dr.Mahathir was saying. Otherwise go and peddle your wares in the Australian outback. “
The world need more James W. von Brunn. I salute you James von Brunn!!!

Mother's Day

Sunday 10th May, received sms from my youngest brother Muhammad in Malacca to call mak to wish her happy mothers day. Mak had been in Mohd new house about a forthnight. I just let the sms be and thought of calling later after I've gone through my sunday ritual of doing the word puzzle. Suddenly I just hollared to M who's busy cooking lunch to ask her to pack everything and be ready to dash to Mohd's house in Malacca. I called Mohd number and Rasmiza answered. I made her promised not to tell that we are coming. Its to be a surprise. I was also told that Khadijah was also on the way there. So Mak will have three children celebrating mothers day. Everybody happy with potluck lunch and cakes to boot as part of this impromptu celebrations. The cucu and the 3 cicits had a hell of a good times with their grandmother/great grandmother.