Christian leaders in Selangor are angry over the return of 321 desecrated Bibles from Muslim authorities. The Bibles, which were seized in January, were returned last month stamped with a warning saying they cannot be distributed in the state.
The Bibles used the word "Allah" to refer to the Christian God, which is very offensive to Muslims, and for this the Muslim authorities stamped the books with the warning that says, "Strictly for non-Muslim usage only and shall not be published or used in any part of the state of Selangor". The Bible Society of Malaysia, owner of the said Bibles, will be filing a formal complaint against what they considered to be a provocation.
In an official statement, the Sultan of Selangor Sharafuddin Idris Shah called for non-Muslims to respect the religious sentiments of Malaysian Muslims, particularly those in Selangor. He hoped that such Bibles would no longer be printed or distributed in Selangor.
A court ruling upheld by Malaysia's highest court last June that bans Christians from using the word "Allah" to refer to their God has been a major reason for various attacks against the Christian minority, resulting in seizing of Bibles, desecration of graves, and church attacks.