NOTES ON THE MALAYSIAN RELIGIOUS PROBLEMATIQUE, #1

1] Here is an entry from wikipedia concerning the concept of God:

List of Christian terms in Arabic


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The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Christian and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words and phrases in the Arabic language. These terms are included as transliterations, often accompanied by the original Arabic-alphabet orthography. Although Islam is the dominant religion among Arabs, there are a significant number of Arab Christians in regions that were formerly Christian, such as much of the Byzantine empire's lands in the Middle East, so that there are over twenty million Arab Christians living around the world. (Significant populations in Egypt, Lebanon, Brazil, Mexico, Jordan, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, USA, Canada, UK and Australia.) Christianity has existed in the Arab world since the 1st century. Readers should also note that Arabic is written with the Arabic alphabet, and that different individuals and Christian groups may transliterate certain Arabic words into the Latin alphabet in various ways.





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al-Āb (الآبُ)

God the Father

Allāh (الله)

literally "God"; is also used as a religious term by Arab Muslims and Arab Jews.

Roman Catholics in Malta call God Alla in the Maltese language. The name Allah is also used by Christians in predominantly Islamic countries and countries where both faiths exist side by side regularly such as Indonesia, Israel (part), Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Nigeria.

2] Need to understand the Judaic origin of the word for Universal God, namely el-Lohi (Ellohim) and the Arabic version of it il-Lah.  

Muhammad's father is named Abdullah meaning servant of Al-Lah. (servant of 'the God'). As we know Jesus is of Jewish origin and speaks Aramaic and uttered the word "el-Lohi.. el-Lohi" when speaking about the Creator. (Indonesians used the word Illahi). Mu suggestion is for one to watch the movie "Passion of the Christ" -- on the events leading to crucifixtion of the person Christians believe was Jesus of Nazareth

It is useful to know philology and epistemology and understand how we form concepts and religious understanding is conceptual. 

Malay-Muslims use the words shurga, neraka, neraca, anugeraha, jiwa, raga, sembahHyang, puja, puji, pahala, dosa, durjanana, kala, tatkala, indera, panca indera, warna, -- all these are Sanskrit words used in the Hindu-Buddhist tradition.

The most degrading sentence for Malays are "Sembah patik harap di ampun"... and the address "Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sri Paduka Baginda"... Paduka/or Aduka means "slippers", owned by Prince Rama, placed on the throne by his brother Bharata when Rama was exiled for 14 years to the forest of Jataka; the slipper a symbol of awaiting for the return of Rama. That's the story from the epic Ramayana. The rulers used language to ceremoniously subjugate the dull and the ignorant.