Journal of Digital Islamic Thought
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June

Digital Authority and the Reification of Polygamy: A Framing Analysis of Salafi Discourse on Indonesian Social Media

Farichatul Fauziyah (UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya)
Cecep Soleh Kurniawan (Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jun 2026

Abstract

The digitalization of Islamic proselytization (da’wah) has fundamentally reconfigured religious authority, particularly regarding contemporary discourses on polygamy on social media. This study utilizes Robert Entman’s framing framework to interrogate the conceptualization of polygamy within the digital homiletics of the Instagram account @khalidbasalamahofficial. Findings suggest that the selective appropriation of hadith reifies polygamy as an immutable divine law, effectively marginalizing ethical imperatives such as gender justice, reciprocity, and female well-being. Under this digital framework, polygamy is synthesized as a manifestation of male piety rather than a relational practice grounded in equality and moral accountability. In response, this study leverages the qirā’ah mubādalah (reciprocal reading) approach to propose an alternative hermeneutic that prioritizes justice, mutualism, and public interest (mas}lah}ah) as the teleological cores of Islamic jurisprudence. By synthesizing framing analysis with mubādalah-based interpretation, this research elucidates the ideological underpinnings of digital discourse and emphasizes the urgency of advancing gender-just human-centered interpretations of Islam in the digital sphere. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JDIT

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Subject

Religion Humanities Social Sciences

Description

The Journal of Digital Islamic Thought (JDIT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarship on Islamic intellectual traditions within digitally mediated contexts. Rooted in the core disciplines of Ushuluddin—Qur’anic studies (tafsir), Hadith studies, Islamic theology ...