Bible Verses In Beautiful Khat Segamat Mp

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Datuk Seri Dr Edmund Santhara is the PKR member of parliament for Segamat, Johor. In his take on the khat controversy, YB Edmund reveals a different perspective, which is that khat has the potential of becoming the conduit of religious conversion from Islam to Christianity
But first, some background from the Chinese majority opinion. Educationists Dong Zong fear khat will be used as a medium to spread Islam to primary school pupils — see news report tweeted below
malaysiakini.com✔@malaysiakiniDong Zong insists khat lessons is Islamisation, starts petition https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/487483 946:54 PM - Aug 10, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy153 people are talking about thisChinese backlash to this perceived “Islamization” move by the Education Ministry is huge
Opposition from the community was so strong that “even Lim Kit Siang was heckled by some opportunists during a Hungry Ghost festival [in his own constituency]”, the Segamat MP said in his press statement yesterday.In a viral video circulating on social media, Kit Siang is seen being shouted at and booed by Chinese at the event. A man is also heard challenging the veteran DAP lawmaker, “Why are you still lying?!”“Deputy Education Minister, Teo Nie Ching’s attempt to allay concerns by parents also attracted more than 35,000 angry comments [in her Facebook]”, the PKR parliamentarian (pix above, second from right) further noted
Not to mention that incident where an angry Chinese man pelted eggs at the Ipoh service centre of DAP Menglembu assemblyman Chaw Kam Foon
If Chinese parents are so fearful of Islamization, should Malay parents be afraid of Christianization on the flip side of the coin
Imagine Malay unwittingly hanging khat Bible verse in home“Within the Christian community, there are also two opposing views regarding the learning of khat,” YB Edmund Santhara explained
“On one hand, some, including the larger non-Muslim community, are concerned that learning khat could lead to the conversion to Islam in schools. This view is expressed against the backdrop of Dr Maszlee’s statement in December about making schools in East Malaysia ‘medan dakwah’.”BELOW: Azrul Mohd Khalib is an LGBT rights activistZen Sanchez@zenhui911 · Aug 6, 2019Replying to @azrulmohdkhalibI’m all for learning languages, no problem. But saying Arabic isn’t Islamic, IMO isn’t quite right cuz if a bible is written in Arabic can the writer use the word Allah to describe god
Azrul Mohd Khalib@azrulmohdkhalibYes. Cus in the Middle East and some parts of northern Africa, the Bible is in Arabic. And yes, the word Allah is used in the same way we use the word God. Malaysia's insistence on exclusivity is one that others have not insisted on. Why? Cus it is ridiculous
94:28 PM - Aug 6, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacySee Azrul Mohd Khalib's other TweetsYB Edmund Santhara added that moreover “for too long the Malays have embraced Arab culture as Islamic“
Meaning, it’s become reflexive for Malays to assume that anything Arabic calligraphy, i.e. khat, is automatically Islamic. Indeed khat is usually, if not always, featuring Quranic verses or Hadith
Using khat to communicate Christian message to M’sian MuslimsBut against the above valid concern of some non-Muslim parents regarding Maszlee Malik’s “medan dakwah“, there is another and opposite view on the arena of missionary work, said the PKR Johor MP
YB Edmund said “others also argue that khat, whether Arabic or Jawi, is a form of calligraphy that can also be used to communicate the Christian message to at least one billion Muslims”
“A quick search on the Internet shows that there are many Arabic Bible verses in beautiful khat,” he concluded
This blogger’s observation: If khat is to be popularized among young Malaysians of all faiths, what’s to stop the Jerusubang evangelistas from jumping on the bandwagon and distributing Bible verses in beautiful khat? Stealth proselytization can go in either direction. - helenang

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