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Journal : ISTIFHAM

Digital Da’wah as Soft Power: A Conceptual Review of Islamic Communication in Contemporary Global Politics Khairiyah, Nanda; Uyuni, Badrah; Syukur, Yanuardi
ISTIFHAM Vol 3 No 3 (2025)
Publisher : Seutia Hukamaa Cendekia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.71039/istifham.v3i3.120

Abstract

Digital technologies have transformed Islamic communication by expanding da’wah beyond localised religious preaching into transnational digital spaces where religious narratives intersect with global cultural and political perceptions. While existing studies have examined digital da’wah primarily as a pedagogical, sociological, or media phenomenon, its potential role as a source of attraction-based influence remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by conceptualising digital da’wah as a form of Islamic soft power operating within contemporary digital environments. Using a qualitative literature review and conceptual synthesis, the article integrates soft power theory with scholarship on digital Islamic communication, religious moderation, and platform governance. The analysis develops a conceptual model that illustrates how platform dynamics mediate digital da’wah narratives, as interpreted through audience reception and translated into soft power outcomes such as cultural attractiveness, moral legitimacy, and narrative influence. The findings demonstrate that moderation-oriented digital da’wah, when supported by ethical credibility and algorithmic visibility, contributes to shaping global perceptions of Islam through non-coercive means. This study advances theoretical discussions by positioning digital religious communication as a legitimate domain of soft power analysis and offers a framework for examining religion’s role in global symbolic politics.
Co-Authors Abdul Hadi Abdul Hadi ABDUL HAMID Abdul Hamid Abdul Hamid Abdul Hamid Abdullah, Farhat Adawiyah, Robiah Akmaluddin Murdani Al Yusni, DH Anim, Sarbini Arief, Khairan Muhammad Asmawi, Moh Asyifa Putri Alifah AYU LESTARI Celina Balqis Daud Rasyid DH Al Yusni Fadllurrohman Fadllurrohman Fadllurrohman, Fadllurrohman Fahrany, Sofia Farooq, Hafiz Shuaib Geun, Ali An Sun Hafidz Ach, Shubhan Hanapi, Ali Hasanah, Zulfatul Hayatuddin hidayatullah, Hidayatullah hidayatullah Himayah, Minhatul Husnul Khotimah Husnul Khotimah Sylvia Idwar, Agus Ismail, A Ilyas Jawahir, Muhammad Kasyifatudduja Kasyifatudduja Khairan M Arif Khairiyah, Nanda Kholis kohari Kohari, Khalis Lia Fitriani Luthfiyyah, Neneng M. Firdaus Ma'arif, Samsul Madjid, Zamakhsyari Abdul Mahfuz Mahfuz Mahfuz Majid, Zamaksyari Abdul MARLIZA OKTAPIANI Mastori, Mastori Ma’arif, Samsul Mega Fatimah Rosana Minhatul Himayah Mohammad Adnan Mohammad Adnan Mohammad Adnan Mohammad Adnan Mohammad Adnan Mohammad Adnan Muhammad Adnan Muhammad Habibi Muhammad Jawahir Muhammad Utsman Shalih Muhammad Wildan Muhammad Zaky Muhibudin Muhibudin Muhibudin Muhibudin muhibudin muhibudin Muhibudin, Muhibudin Munajah, Neneng Mu’allimah Rodhiyana Nadia Sam Nazih, Abdullah Ghulam Neneng Luthfiyyah Nova Auliyatul Faizah Nurul Wahidah Rabiah Al Adawiyah Rahman Yasin, Rahman Raihanatul Quddus Sarbini Anim Sarbini Anim Shubhan Hafidz Ach Sirojuddin Sirojuddin Suhartini Syakur, Saleem Syarifah Soraya Syukur, Yanuardi Tri Cahyo, Wisnu Ummi Rosilawati Zaini, Aceng Zamakhsyari Abdul Majid