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Challenges of Islamic education in the new era of information and communication technologies

Maulana Andinata Dalimunthe, Harikumar Pallathadka, Iskandar Muda, Dolpriya Devi Manoharmayum, Akhter Habib Shah, Natalia Alekseevna Prodanova, Mirsalim Elmirzayevich Mamarajabov, Nermeen Singer
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 79, No 1 | a8608 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i1.8608 | © 2023 Maulana Andinata Dalimunthe, Harikumar Pallathadka, Iskandar Muda, Dolpriya Devi Manoharmayum, Akhter Habib Shah, Natalia Alekseevna Prodanova, Mirsalim Elmirzayevich Mamarajabov, Nermeen Singer | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 06 March 2023 | Published: 21 June 2023

About the author(s)

Maulana Andinata Dalimunthe, Department of Communication Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Harikumar Pallathadka, Department of Research and Development, Manipur International University, Imphal, India
Iskandar Muda, Doctoral Program Department, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Dolpriya Devi Manoharmayum, KL College of Agriculture, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation – KLEF (Deemed To Be University), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Akhter Habib Shah, Department of English, College of Science and Humanities at Al Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Natalia Alekseevna Prodanova, Basic Department Financial Control, Analysis and Audit of Moscow Main Control Department, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Mirsalim Elmirzayevich Mamarajabov, Department of Information Technologies in Mathematics and Education, Tashkent State Pedagogical University named after Nizami, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Nermeen Singer, Department of Media & Children’s Culture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

Various consequences of social networks in virtual space are expanding as a new phenomenon in Islamic societies in line with other societies. Social science thinkers point to the two-sided role of the Internet and virtual space in economic, cultural and religious development. Humans need to communicate collectively based on their inherent nature. The media and means of mass communication, which had a slow growth in the past, have faced significant changes in the present era, in such a way that the present age is called the age of information and communication. At such a time when virtual space and social networks have turned the world into a small village and people with different cultures and beliefs are connected with each other, the issues of children’s education (especially in Islamic societies where the focus is on Islamic education) has faced the challenge, what is important for parents in this age is to get familiar with the basics of education and to pay attention to the educational challenges of social networks in the virtual space. One of the necessities of the era of information and communication in Islamic societies is the need for education in accordance with religious teachings that prepares people to face the changing and unpredictable challenges of life. New media are accused of creating new challenges in life from two perspectives. On the one hand, the media are competitors of educational activities in the field of education, and on the other hand, they are considered to be the foundation of many new challenges. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the religious teachings that form the basis of Islamic governments are the answer to all the problems of the human society and its requirements in every age.

Contribution: This research presents the effectiveness of religious teachings (Qur’an, Sunnah and Hadiths) as the best sources of Islamic education, which can be used in the cultural policy of virtual space and raise the level of awareness of families and individuals in knowing the points of threat and opportunity in the virtual space.


Keywords

Islam; religion; Quran; virtual space; education and training; information and communication technology.

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 4: Quality education

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