Resolve issue on the word ‘Allah’ quickly, says King


PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed concern over the issue surrounding the use of the word “Allah”.

In his royal address in conjunction with his official birthday, the King said he feared that it would become a prolonged polemic and could affect national unity and the well-being of the country if it is not resolved immediately.

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