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The term reverted is well known to the multiracial community in Malaysia. They are a minority group that should be given priority in the country's preaching agenda by celebrating all cultural differences and spoken languages. The limited preaching efforts coupled with the careless attitude of the majority of the existing Muslim community, who deliberately underestimate the duty of preaching to the non-Muslim community in particular, is very worrying. Therefore, this study investigates the concept of Ebit Lew's thoughts and struggles in preaching the revert in our country. His prominence in the preaching of the reverted is known for sure and investigated despite the various challenges faced when carrying out preaching. The study employs a qualitative method of analyzing primer and seconder data descriptively. The finding shows that his efforts in preaching are of assistance to religious people and scholars. In a strict sense, his preaching movement towards the revert should be emulated and considered a realistic preaching revolution to be continuously developed in a pluralistic society in this country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sabah's multi-ethnic population with different backgrounds and cultures encourages them to borrow languages from other ethnicities as a sign of national unity. This language borrowing is not limited to one ethnicity but across religious beliefs. The word astaga is one example of the language-borrowing practices that have been used by various ethnic groups in Sabah regardless of religion; Islam or non-Islam. The expression is considered to be derived from the Arabic abbreviation astaghfirullah which means to ask for forgiveness from Allah. There is a perception among the Muslim community that the use of astaga will affect the faith because the incomplete phrase astaghfirullah or istighfar will affect the true meaning of the expression. Therefore, this study was conducted to explain the perceptions and thoughts of the Muslim community in Sabah about the use of astaga in their daily expressions. This study uses qualitative and quantitative approaches in the form of percentages for the purpose of data analysis, while questionnaires are used for the purpose of data collection. The study found that expression of astaga does not come from Arabic summarized thus said to undermine the faith, but refers to the expression of Bahasa Melayu Sabah (BMS) that have been used in everyday conversation with a specific function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]