{"id":174394,"date":"2023-05-24T02:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T06:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=174394"},"modified":"2023-05-24T06:10:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T10:10:42","slug":"letter-since-when-is-leaving-things-to-god-or-allah-a-bad-thing-and-why-the-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-since-when-is-leaving-things-to-god-or-allah-a-bad-thing-and-why-the-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Since when is leaving things to God or “Allah” a bad thing and why the outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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I saw a post published yesterday and some members of the Syrian Community seemed to have taken offence. Personally I do not see what the hoopla was about.<\/p>\n

The post merely stated that the killing of the Syrian man would be left up to God and that God will have his revenge on those who committed the coward act of murder. Is ‘Allah’ not arabic for God and why do people think it is something bad?<\/p>

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How many of us in our own time or turmoil have said “leave it to God or Let God Deal with them?”<\/p>

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It is because the word Allah was used? I think the outrage may have been out of ignorance and islamophobia.<\/p>\n

Nothing wrong with calling on Allah to intervene for justice. I hope that you will republish it and educate people.<\/p>

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Aliah<\/p>\n

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