'Allah' word use: Home Ministry gets input from law practitioners

 

The Home Ministry has received input from law practitioners to prepare a proposal to improve the directive on the use of the word ‘Allah’.

This is to be consistent with the policy set by the National Council of Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI) and the Conference of Rulers.

In a statement today, the ministry said the input was obtained at an engagement session with civil and syariah legislative bodies today.

“The purpose of this session is to get suggestions and views collectively from the civil and syariah law perspectives as one of the processes of preparing the proposal to improve the ministry’s administrative directive on the use of the word ‘Allah’,” it said.

Also present were Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and 25 law practitioners from the Attorney General’s Department, Federal Court Chief Registrar’s Office, Syariah Judiciary Department, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia, National Professors Council, and associations of Muslim and syariah lawyers.

At the session, the participants discussed the legal approach, especially relating to the proposed update of the administrative directive, the implementation of enforcement activities on the ground, and the source of government power based on the segregation of federal and state government powers.

- Bernama