For those who are interested to see the Bible written in several Malaysian languages, please check out the Bible Society of Malaysia website.

The term Allah has been used since the 1800s as I had repeatedly explain to several readers on this blog. I have said it again and again that it is not a 2008 issue. Therefore, to those of you interested, please check it out.

John Chapter One, verse One speaks about the Word of God. (Word, as we understand it, is Jesus Christ and how He lived life as the Son of God, walking amongst us mortals.)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
(NIV)

(screenshot of High Malay version of the Bible, in year 1818)

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There are several versions of John 1:1 in different languages

Maka bahwasanya adalah pada mula mulanya Kalimah itu, maka Kalimah itu b?s?rta d?ngan Allah, dan Kalimah itu Allah adanya. (High Malay, 1818)

Pada mulanja adalah Kalimat, dan Kalimat adalah sama Allah, dan Allah adalah Kalimat. (High Malay, 1821)

Sebelum dunia ini diciptakan, Firman itu telah ada. Firman itu ada bersama-sama dengan Allah, bahkan Firman itu ialah Allah juga. (Modern Malay, 1976)

and the Catholic Alkitab that I am reflecting now says :

Sebelum dunia ini diciptakan, Firman sudah ada. Firman itu bersama-sama Allah dan Firman itu sama dengan Allah. (Alkitab, 2001)