A series of fire bomb attacks were carried out on places of worship after a court ruled in 2009 that the Church had a constitutional right to refer to God as `` Allah '' in the Herald . Perkasa 's top court dismisses bid to overturn ban on Muslims using Christians word for God . Confusion over ruling as government says ban only applies to the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs 's newspaper . Muslims say use of `` Allah '' in Christians texts could cause Muslims to convert . Church says it will continue to fight the ruling .
Perkasa 's top court dismisses bid to overturn ban on Muslims using Christians word for God . Confusion over ruling as government says ban only applies to the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs 's newspaper . Muslims say use of `` Allah '' in Christians texts could cause Muslims to convert . Church says it will continue to fight the ruling .