Can non-Muslims pray to Allah?

Yes, you can but do not associate any other with Allah. Pray to Almighty Allah alone as there is no other deity worthy of worship. God is not only for Muslims so yeah anyone can pray to Allah ( God). Allah accepts the supplications of every creation.

Is Malaysia ruled by Sharia?

Scope of Islamic law in Malaysia The nation maintains two parallel justice systems in the country (see: Courts of Malaysia). One is the secular justice system based upon laws gazetted by Parliament. The other is sharia (syariah, Islamic law).

Is Malaysia secular or Islamic?

The constitution makes Malaysia a secular country and guarantees freedom of religion, while establishing Islam as the “religion of the Federation” to symbolise its importance to Malaysian society.

Is Malaysia a safe country to live?

Is Malaysia safe to live in? Malaysia is absolutely safe to live in. Where you live will influence how safe you are though as there are different rates of crime throughout the country.

Does Malaysia’s ban on ‘Allah’ violate religious freedom?

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian appeals court on Monday upheld a government ban against the use of the word ”Allah” to refer to God in non-Muslim faiths, overruling claims by Christians in this Muslim-majority nation that the restriction violates their religious rights.

Can non-Muslims refer to God as Allah?

Image caption The court case has sparked debate in Muslim-majority Malaysia. A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, even in their own faiths, overturning a 2009 lower court ruling. The appeals court said the term Allah must be exclusive to Islam or it could cause public disorder.

Is Allah an integral part of Malay culture?

“Allah is a term in the Middle East and in Indonesia it is a term both for Christians and Muslims. You cannot say that in all of the sudden it is not an integral part. Malay language is a language that has many borrowed words, Allah also is a borrowed word.”

Do Malay-language Bibles refer to God as Allah?

The newspaper’s supporters have argued that Malay-language Bibles have used Allah to refer to the Christian God since before Malaysia was formed as a federal state in 1963. “Allah is a term in the Middle East and in Indonesia it is a term both for Christians and Muslims. You cannot say that in all of the sudden it is not an integral part.