Searching for Islamic and Qur’anic Information on the Web: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Wan-Chik, Rita Zaharah; Clough, Paul; Ford, Nigel

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25631-8_17

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“…It is adapted from the Johnson's information seeking model, Theory of Planned Behavior, Information Influence discourse [17], the new media discourse [1,6,7], Islamic sciences especially the 'usul' (i.e. principles or methodological theories in Hadith, Creed and Fiqh), Media System Dependency Theory (1976), previous studies [14,15] and author's own interview [9]. A questionnaire survey form is designed both in printing and online format based on the above framework ( Figure 1) and distributed by hand and through Internet.…”

Section: Religious Information Behavior Among the Malaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religious Online Information Behaviour Among the Malays in the Digital Era

Hasan,

Haron*

2019

IJITEE

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Seeking knowledge is among the most important virtuein Islam. The Internet era offers more sources and new ways in gaining and producing information including religious information. However, the perception that the religious information behaviour among the Malays is not yet being studied empirically. A framework has been developed based on theories, previous related studies and interviews with Internet users. Three main aspects of behaviour being studied: usage, information seeking and verification. Data is collected using printed and electronic questionnaires. There are 616 usable data successfully gathered and analyzed through SPSS. Related to usage, the result shows that the Malays have adapted well with the Internet medium for searching the religious information. The results also show that there are changes on the technical aspect of information acquisition and delivery via the new media. However from the procedural aspect, the information behaviour among Malays are still traditional in nature based on their seeking information methods. The results suggest that the religious offline behaviour continues online, demonstrating their conservative nature. Analyzing the beahviour against the users’ background suggests that there is a statically relationship between them. A high percentage of users claimed that the verify online religious information, even though they differ on this in practice. This paper ends with recommendations to improve the information behaviour among the masses

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Section: Religious Information Behavior Among the Malaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religious Online Information Behaviour Among the Malays in the Digital Era

Hasan,

Haron*

2019

IJITEE

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“…Islamic knowledge, for instance, could be retrieved from social media, regardless of the source credibility. The interpretation of the Quran, Hadith, and in-depth Quranic commentary could all be accessed without verifying the credibility of the source of information, thus potentially harming the student [51]. How university and college students assess the credibility of information posted online has been empirically studied, but there is a lack of studies on how this target group verifies or examines the information [1].…”

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Credibility Dimensions for Islamic Information in Social Media

Kadir

Salim

2018

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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A new way of spreading knowledge and collaborating with each other to achieve specific objectives has been introduced with the rise of social media, which is a useful communication tool. A growing number of people are using social media in search of information relating to religious learning and practices. The younger generation is one of the primary users of social media; therefore, many Islamic scholars are reaching out to Muslim youths using this channel. However, as people assimilate themselves to the use of social media in gaining knowledge, questions begin to emerge on the credibility of the Islamic information discovered. Anyone regardless of their background can post or share information or articles on social media, so much information is not always credible or true. Self-proclaimed Islamic scholars could use social media for their gains such as to support and propagate sentiments, misinform, spread rumors or startup conspiracies. This could confuse social media users, especially the younger generation, whose main information source is social media. Despite the significant importance of this area, limited research has empirically examined the factors that affect the credibility of social media information particularly relating to the Islamic context. In addressing this gap, this study inspects the factors obtained from the literature and classifies the dimensions of social media information credibility. Based on the established credibility theories of the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), Prominence-Interpretation theory, and Social Cognitive theory, a research model is developed to determine Islamic information credibility on social media platforms. It is imperative that the study classify the credibility dimensions, in order to further validate the factors that influence social media users in confirming the credibility of Islamic information. This study also aims to clear doubts and dispel misinformation regarding the Islamic religion by providing a basis for the society to ascertain Islamic information credibility and authenticity.

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