Muslim scholars and the world of social media: opportunities and challenges

Sule, Muhammad Maga; Abdulkareem, Lawal

doi:10.21580/icj.2020.5.2.6556

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“…People involved easily by da'wah operations from home using social media platforms (Sule & Abdulkareem, 2020). This statement can be one way to search Islamic religious contents for digital immigrants considering social media have various platforms and they can select the platforms to their preferences.…”

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Digital religion: How digital immigrants access religious content during pandemic

Aunul

Handoko²

2022

ICJ

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The Covid-19 pandemic has changed human interactions including how they carry out religious practices and this situation has made them change everything that the activities now through media. Digital immigrants aged from 38 years old and above categorized as generation born before digital era that requires them more to adopt the technology. This paper aims at how digital immigrants in Jakarta search for religious content during pandemic Covid-19. Media dependency theory is used in this research for analysing the research results. Media dependency theory has evolved with the changing communication environment and expanded its theoretical framework to communication infrastructure theory to cover new relationships between individuals and media. The research method used is qualitative descriptive of ten informants categorized as digital immigrants and data were collected through interview. The results found that the informants depended on digital media in searching for religious contents and participated on some religious circles in some digital (social) media platforms.***Pandemi Covid-19 telah mengubah interaksi manusia termasuk bagaimana mereka menjalankan praktik keagamaan dan situasi ini telah membuat mereka mengubah segala sesuatu yang aktivitasnya sekarang melalui media. Imigran digital berusia 38 tahun ke atas dikategorikan sebagai generasi yang lahir sebelum era digital yang menuntut mereka untuk lebih mengadopsi teknologi. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana para imigran digital di Jakarta mencari konten religi di masa pandemi Covid-19. Teori ketergantungan media digunakan dalam penelitian ini untuk menganalisis hasil penelitian. Teori ketergantungan media telah berkembang dengan lingkungan komunikasi yang berubah dan memperluas kerangka teoretisnya ke teori infrastruktur komunikasi untuk mencakup hubungan baru antara individu dan media. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif terhadap sepuluh informan yang dikategorikan sebagai imigran digital dan data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara. Hasil kajian menemukan bahwa informan bergantung pada media digital dalam mencari konten keagamaan dan berpartisipasi pada beberapa kalangan keagamaan di beberapa platform media (sosial) digital.

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Digital religion: How digital immigrants access religious content during pandemic

Aunul

Handoko²

2022

ICJ

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“…While some Islamic religious leaders advise their followers to use social media platforms. Because the majority of scholars and preachers take advantage of the effectiveness and efficiency of social media in engaging with religious communities (Lawal 2020).…”

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Islam, Culture, and Social Media: A Study on the Culture of the Social Media Usage in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era

Huda

Nur

2021

JSM

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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought various significant impacts on the cultural shift in the society, one of which is the culture of using social media. This is based on the fact that in the Covid-19 pandemic situation there has been a very significant cultural shift in the use of social media, so that in practice, social media culture in the Covid-19 pandemic era has various impacts, both positive and negative impacts. With these various problems, this study aims to look at social media culture in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic from an Islamic perspective. As an effort to answer the problems above, this study uses a literature review with data sources from books, journal articles, and various online newspapers with data analysis methods using content analysis. The findings in this study indicate that the culture of society in the use of social media in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic has experienced a very significant increase. This increase in the view of Islam is supported when humans explore the ability to increase their knowledge and abilities in their fields. On the other hand, if the increasing culture of social media in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic leads people to a crime, then Islam has the consequence of giving a ban.

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“…Previous research has demonstrated the connection between religion and social media (Scribner, 2013;Cunningham, 2019;Sule & Lawal, 2020). According to Scribner (2013), social media is transforming religion globally.…”

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“…The SMR, which is distinguished by its advanced technology, is now a regularly used instrument by da'wah practitioners worldwide, which encourages a strong stance in defence of Islām against misunderstandings and critiques (Ibahrine, 2014;Alawiye & Paramole, 2022;Al-Zaman, 2022;Kolawole & Hashim, 2022;Lawal & Dauda, 2022;Oseni et al, 2022;Sule & Lawal, 2020;Saleh, Cangara, Sabreen & Syamsuddin, 2022;Dauda, 2023). Most Islamic organizations and individual Muslim operate one or more social media accounts.…”

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“…During the Ramadān period, Muslims who practice the faith inwardly and superficially spread religious messages on social media. According to Sule and Lawal (2020), a number of resources on a range of Islamic subjects (Qur'an, Hadīth, Sunnah, Tafsīr, Sīrah, Fiqh, etc.) are now available in different formats (text, audio, video, etc.…”

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Social media revolution and trends of da‘wah propagation in Ijebuland, Ogun State, Nigeria: An empirical survey

Dauda

2023

Islam. Commun. J.

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Da‘wah plays a crucial role in spreading the teachings and principles of Islām globally. Different Islamic scholars have employed variety of techniques and platforms to fulfil this hallowed act of worship. Over the last two decades, social media revolution (SMR) has changed the dynamics of communication, democratized access to information, and promoted cross-cultural dialogue. Accordingly, Muslim preachers (Du‘āt) in Nigeria have considerably boosted their use of social media platforms, such as Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube, among others, for da‘wah. However, the extent to which SMR has influenced da‘wah activities in Ijebuland has received little attention in literature. This paper conducted an empirical survey into the impact of SMR on da‘wah propagation in Ijebuland, Ogun State. It used a descriptive survey design and content analysis approach. It argued that SMR has significantly changed the dynamics of da‘wah in the region. Despite the identified challenges facing their utilization, Ijebu Du‘āt have effectively utilized social media outlets with rational record of abuse. The study concludes that social media has indeed become a potent tool for da‘wah practice in Ijebuland. The findings justify the need for further studies to ascertain steps to take to strengthen SMR application to propagate da‘wah within the Islamic framework of tolerance, dialogue, mutual understanding and harmonious coexistence.***Dakwah memainkan peran penting dalam menyebarkan ajaran dan prinsip-prinsip Islam secara global. Berbagai cendekiawan Islam (ulama) telah menggunakan berbagai teknik dan platform untuk memenuhi ibadah suci ini. Selama dua dekade terakhir, revolusi media sosial (social media revolution/SMR) telah mengubah dinamika komunikasi, mendemokratisasikan akses terhadap informasi, dan mendorong dialog lintas budaya. Oleh karena itu, para pendakwah Muslim (du‘āt) di Nigeria telah meningkatkan penggunaan platform media sosial, seperti Facebook, X, Instagram, dan YouTube, antara lain, untuk dakwah. Namun sejauh mana pengaruh SMR terhadap kegiatan dakwah di Ijebuland hanya mendapat sedikit perhatian dalam literatur. Makalah ini melakukan survei empiris mengenai dampak SMR terhadap penyebaran dakwah di Ijebuland, Negara Bagian Ogun. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain survei deskriptif dan pendekatan analisis isi. Mereka berpendapat bahwa SMR telah mengubah dinamika dakwah di wilayah ini secara signifikan. Terlepas dari tantangan yang dihadapi dalam pemanfaatannya, para pendakwah Ijebu telah secara efektif memanfaatkan media sosial yang memiliki catatan penyalahgunaan yang rasional. Kajian tersebut menyimpulkan bahwa media sosial memang menjadi alat yang ampuh dalam praktik dakwah di Ijebuland. Temuan ini membenarkan perlunya studi lebih lanjut untuk memastikan langkah-langkah yang perlu diambil untuk memperkuat penerapan SMR guna menyebarkan dakwah dalam kerangka toleransi, dialog, saling pengertian dan hidup berdampingan secara harmonis dalam Islam.

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Muslim scholars and the world of social media: opportunities and challenges

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Digital religion: How digital immigrants access religious content during pandemic

Digital religion: How digital immigrants access religious content during pandemic

Islam, Culture, and Social Media: A Study on the Culture of the Social Media Usage in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era

Social media revolution and trends of da‘wah propagation in Ijebuland, Ogun State, Nigeria: An empirical survey

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