The Silent Room

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Small Talk:
I love salmon belly sushi, but I love tuna belly even more!
You hear that, Sushi King? I WANT TUNA BELLY!

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I think it’s pretty obvious what I’m going to talk about today. Yep, that hot topic; The ‘Allah’ Ban (as weird as that may sound, that’s what everyone’s calling it). Honestly speaking, I just wanted to keep my opinions to myself. After today, however, I just can’t take it anymore.

*deep breath*

Okay.

Allah is more than a word, or a concept, or an entity.

Allah is God, and I am born of his limitless grace and omnipotent might. I am bound by his selfless generosity and endless mercy. Now, I am not the most righteous or religious Muslim among you. In fact, I am probably one of the greatest sinners compared the Muslim standing next to me.

So let’s talk about the Arabic word “Allah” for a minute. Wikipedia has an interesting look at the etymology of this word:

The term Allah is derived from a contraction of the Arabic definite article al- “the” and ilah “deity, god” to al-lah meaning “the [sole] deity, God”

Do you see that? The. God.

The word Allah – in merely two syllables – embodies this holy concept of our One and Only God, by which our oath, our syahadah is spoken; La ila ha ill-Allah, “There is no God except for THE God”.

Now I have to ask; Do you dumbfucks truly understand what that sacred creed means?

It means that God is One, and God does not go by one specific name. His name is not Jehovah, His name is not Gaia, His name is not Eywa. God does, however, have 99 names or rather, 99 characteristics by which He is referred to. You want some examples?

• Allah = The God
• Al-Rahman = The Most Gracious
• Al-Rahim = The Most Merciful
• Al-Aziz = The Most Honorable
• Al-Ghaffar = The Ever Forgiving
• Al-Hafiz = The Preserver
• Al-Haqq = The Truth
• Al-Awwal = The Alpha
• Al-Akhir = The Omega
• As-Sabur = The Timeless

Al-Asma’ Ul-Husna, The Best of Names, are often used in Muslim names appended to an Abd’, the Arab word for ’servant’. You still want examples?

Nah, ambik kau (For best effect, read the names out loud):

• Abd’ Allah = Servant of God
• Abd’ Al-Rahman = Servant of the Most Gracious
• Abd’ Al-Aziz = Servant of the Most Honorable

Do you see a pattern there? Quite easy, isn’t it? You see, language isn’t so hard once you get the hang of it. No kidding. Unfortunately, though, some people are too ignorant and too proud to even understand the most basic fundamentals of their own faith. And their words, their actions, their self-righteousness pisses me off to unspeakable degrees. So let’s take a look at the situation here.

It’s perfectly fine for Muslims to use the English word ‘God’.

It’s also okay for non-Muslim, non-Malays, to use the Malay word ‘Tuhan’.

For extra flavor, it’s also cool for the Japanese to use the word ‘Kami-sama’.

But it’s forbidden for non-Muslims to use the Arabic word ‘Allah’?

What about non-Muslim Arabs (yes, there ARE non-Muslim Arabs) who only speak Arabic?

Is it forbidden for them, too, to use the word “Allah” to talk about God?

THAT DON’T MAKE NO FUCKING SENSE.

No, seriously. You cock-sucking, shit-for-brains better give me a decent explanation for all this nonsense. Your recent actions have been a huge embarrassment to the rest of us sensible Muslims. We’re trying to live our simple lives with honesty and modesty, yet here you are showcasing your stupidity to the Internets giving the rest of us a nice ugly stamp on the forehead that reads:

“MALAY MUSLIMS ARE A RACE OF HOT-HEADED DUMBFUCKS.”

My rage demands an explanation from you.

NOW.

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PS: Do check out this fascinating read – ‘Why is your Allah not my Allah?’ – at MalaysiaKini.

Let us be honest. If converting Muslims to Christianity was as easy as pouring holy water into your drinking water or putting the word ‘Allah’ in all available religious literature, the Pope would have sanctioned it years ago.