The Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) recently held a gathering with Islamic students and spiritual teachers in an effort to develop a proposal aimed at enhancing the executive directive on the use of the phrase ‘Allah.’ This move comes in response to the order issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on June 5, which known as for the federal government to harmonise the current issue and place the usage of the phrase ‘Allah’ in the right context, taking into account nationwide safety, the advantage of the ummah, in addition to the place of the Malay Rulers as heads of Islam.
During the session, members were given the opportunity to provide ideas to handle the rising issues surrounding the control and enforcement of related publications in Malaysia, while maintaining the prevailing policy on using the word ‘Allah’. Quadruple from this session might be examined and formulated right into a proposal for the development of the new administrative directive, which will then be submitted to the Cabinet. This course of will take into account the coverage decisions of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia and the Conference of Rulers, each scheduled for 2023.
The KDN additionally offered a detailed clarification to the stakeholders about the government’s stance and commitment to coordinating the provisions of Islamic legislation for the sake of nationwide safety, the welfare of the ummah, and the position of the royal establishment. Additional engagement periods might be held with different stakeholders, together with key opinion leaders, state Islamic Religious Councils, and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), in order to obtain holistic recommendations and coordination on the matter..