The Effectiveness of Social Media as a Means of Increasing Islamic Religious Knowledge among University Students

Fitra Elia (Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Payakumbuh, Indonesia)
Sri Wahyu Neka (Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar, Indonesia)

Proceedings of International Conference on Religion, Social and Humanities
Vol 3 (2024): Towards Equality: The Role of Religion in Advancing Social Justice

Islamic religious beliefs could be the topic of conversations on social media where students might engage in here. This thesis shall inquire how college students use social media as a platform for Islamic learning. Some of the students consider networking sites as their religious source to empower those ideological ideas from the religious communities. The inference is that social media sources are beneficial in the devotional dimensions among higher educational students at the university level