Islam position of the use of "Allah" word by non-Muslims as a synonym to God

Question

This is because I read today the news about Malaysia banning of a comic book using the word "Allah" to describe its hero. (Al Jazeera)

For me I feel that using it in such context is defaming to Islam, as it diverges Allah meaning to just a synonym word for God. Some argues that Christians use it, and it is true, but they usually use it as "Allah the Father" to distinguish it from Islamic concept of Allah.

Another thing is that Allah implies Islam most of the time, so when you one hears the word Allah, Islam what comes to mind first, and its different from when one is using God, as it refers to a deity or a supreme creature of any religion.

Is there a discussion between scholars on this matter or similar things happening somewhere else? And what is Islam position on this matter?

Answer 1

Although it is by and large a civil issue, ALLAH does not mean god. ILAH is the word that is synonymous to god. The comic character in the context is Ultraman, who, if is worth deifying, deserves being called ILAH, not ALLAH. Now you re-consider the situation.

• What about scholarly talk on this issue?
  -- I did not find any article on the issue of banning comics yet. But regarding Malaysia banning Christians from using the world Allah, there has been a open letter conversation between Nehali and Abdullah Ismail.

• what is Islam position on this matter?
  Quran calls Allah in verse 114:3

  The God of mankind

  So HE can be called ALLAH by anyone, But a comic character, NO. Because

  Nor is there to Him any equivalent [112:4]