Hijriatu Sakinah
Universitas Sunan Gresik, Gresik, Indonesia

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Islamic Ethical Analysis of Deepfakes and Religious Image Manipulation Hijriatu Sakinah; Arsy Shakila Putri; Ainur Rofiq
Jurnal Lentera Insani Jurnal Lentera Insani (JLI) - Vol. 1 No. 2 (December 2025)
Publisher : Mahkota Science Publishers

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65586/jli.v1i2.28

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When images can replace truth, deepfakes test the limits of trust and authenticity in religion. This study aims to explain the relevance of Islamic ethical principles in assessing digital visual manipulation practices, filling a gap in knowledge in the study of Islamic-based technology ethics. This study uses a qualitative approach with a normative-analytical research design, combined with contextual analysis, an explore the meanings, values, and norms contained in Islamic texts and contemporary social practices. The results state that religious deepfakes create an ethical and knowledge crisis because they make it difficult to distinguish authentic fatwās from fake ones, undermine the foundations of Islamic authority in the form of sanad, integrity ('adālah), and clarity of sources, and violate ṣidq and amānah through tadlīs, ifk, and distortion of meaning that has widespread impacts (mafsadah ‘āmmah) such as radicalisation, sectarian conflict, and a decline in trust in religious institutions. The novelty of this synthesis positions the phenomenon as post-truth religiosity. It proposes a framework of digital authenticity fiqh that goes hand in hand with digital literacy as farḍ kifāyah, so that practical policy responses need to balance the protection of religion with justice and the right to expression through transparent source verification, accountable platform governance, and tabayyun education.
Religious Identity Politics in Post-Reform Indonesia from a Global South Perspective Riskia Putra; Maryan Ahmed; Suyuti Dahlan Rifa’i; Hijriatu Sakinah
Jurnal Pelita Raya Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): Jurnal Pelita Raya (JPR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65586/jpr.v2i2.117

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Religious identity politics has become a key dynamic in Indonesia’s post-Reform democracy. This study analyses this phenomenon through the lens of the Global South, integrating the concepts of democratisation, populism, digital media, religion–state relations, and postcolonial legacies. The research employs a qualitative approach, utilising an interpretative-critical case study design through discourse analysis. The findings indicate that democratisation has not diminished the role of religion in politics. Rather, it has created a structure of opportunities that allows religious identity to be transformed into a source of political legitimacy, mobilisation, and contestation. The fragmentation of religious authority, the rise of digital religious populism, and the ongoing negotiation between nationalism and transnational religious currents within a postcolonial state reinforce this process. These findings suggest that the politics of religious identity cannot be understood as an episodic electoral phenomenon but rather as a political ecosystem shaped by the interaction among democratic institutions, colonial history, religious actors, digital technology, and global networks. This study expands the analysis of identity politics in the Global South’s democracies by offering a more relational and multidimensional interpretation, whilst emphasising that the quality of democracy is determined not by the presence or absence of religion in the public sphere, but by the ability of democratic institutions to manage identity competition inclusively and constitutionally.