Another Allah print controversy, this time on shoes. Jakim investigates

Police will look into an allegation that the word “Allah” in Arabic script has been found on the sole of a shoe. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, when contacted, said police are looking into the matter. “I’m checking,” he said to The Star. Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh had said he received a message from an unspecified individual on Facebook that the shoe was found in a local shoe shop.

Allah on shoes

All parties involved in the latest controversy concerning the issue of the shoe with a logo said to depict the word “Allah” in Arabic script have been told to explain to Jakim. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said he instructed Jakim to look into allegations that the word was found on the sole of a shoe.