Journal of Islamic Thought and Philosophy
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): June

Islamic Knowledge Authority in the Virtual Space: Between Inclusivism and Exclusivism for Library Users UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Hamidah, Aries (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2024

Abstract

Islamic authority continues into the era of information technology development, the most striking thing is the shift in authority in the current era. Virtual space has become a connecting bridge and producer of religious knowledge for Muslims. Every Muslim is their own authority, Muslims produce their religious understanding on each of their social media accounts. The question is whether religion in virtual spaces has lost its prominence in religious knowledge, or has this virtual world become a platform for spreading inclusive teachings. This research uses qualitative methods, by taking field data and then processing it with several theoretical perspectives. The result of the study in this research is that the presence of virtual space has given rise to a new typology of Islamic authority within the academic scope of UIN Sunan Ampel, namely virtual world Islamic authority

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Abbrev

JITP

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Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Islamic Thought and Philosophy is a peer-reviewed journal by the Master of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy Study Program at UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. This journal provides scientific publications for research related to the themes of Islamic thought and philosophy. Taking a broad view of ...