Ruling on use of word ‘Allah’ shows a worrying state of affairs that, left unchecked, may be disastrous for Malaysia.
![The Catholic Church in Malaysia must not use the word 'Allah' for 'God', despite widespread usage of the term [AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/201310271401886580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Malik Imtiaz Sarwar is the Immediate Past President of the National Human Rights Society of Malaysia and practices law in Kuala Lumpur.
Ruling on use of word ‘Allah’ shows a worrying state of affairs that, left unchecked, may be disastrous for Malaysia.
![The Catholic Church in Malaysia must not use the word 'Allah' for 'God', despite widespread usage of the term [AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/201310271401886580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)