Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies
Aims The Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies (JIDIS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that advances theoretically informed and empirically grounded scholarship on the intersections of Islam, media, and digital culture. The journal conceptualizes digital Islam as a transformative socio-cultural and epistemic domain in which religious knowledge, authority, identity, and practice are continuously produced, mediated, and contested through digital infrastructures. JIDIS prioritizes research that engages critically with contemporary debates in digital religion and the social sciences, supported by clear methodological rigor, conceptual clarity, and original empirical contributions. Positioning Indonesia as a strategic site of inquiry, the journal highlights how the world’s largest Muslim-majority democracy provides critical insights into broader global transformations of religion in digitally mediated societies. JIDIS encourages comparative, regional, and transnational perspectives that connect Indonesian cases with wider theoretical and empirical developments. The journal emphasizes analytically rigorous, empirical, and theory-driven research grounded in the social sciences, and does not primarily publish normative theological argumentation. Scope JIDIS publishes original research articles that contribute to interdisciplinary and social-scientific analyses of Islam in relation to digital media and culture. The journal focuses on the following five interrelated areas: 1. Digital Mediation of Islamic Knowledge and Authority Research on the production, circulation, and contestation of Islamic knowledge, including tafsir, hadith, and fatwa, as well as the transformation of religious authority and legitimacy in digital environments. 2. Platformized Da‘wah and Religious Pedagogy Studies examining digital da‘wah, online religious learning, and the restructuring of Islamic pedagogy shaped by platform logics such as algorithms, monetization, and audience engagement. 3. Digital Islam, Identity, and Everyday Religious Practice Analyses of how digital media shape Muslim identities, piety, gender relations, and everyday religious practices, particularly among youth and emerging digital communities. 4. Religion, Politics, and the Digital Public Sphere Research exploring the intersections of Islam, media, and politics, including digital activism, political Islam, polarization, and the contestation of religious discourse in public arenas. 5. Algorithmic Mediation and Digital Religious Culture Critical studies on the role of algorithms, datafication, and platform governance in shaping religious visibility, representation, and cultural production in digital Islamic contexts. Disciplinary Orientation and Contribution JIDIS welcomes contributions from Islamic studies, media and communication studies, anthropology, sociology, political science, and digital humanities. By integrating Indonesian empirical contexts with global theoretical frameworks, the journal seeks to establish a distinct scholarly niche and contribute to international academic discourse on religion and digital culture.
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Negotiating Faith and Ethnicity in the Digital Sphere: A Netnographic Analysis of Chinese New Year Discourses on BBC News YouTube
Fani Rahma Sari
Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June
Publisher : Zamzami Scholar Publishing
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DOI: 10.64685/JIDIS.2026.1.1.1-18
This study examines the digital construction of Chinese Muslim identity regarding the Chinese New Year (Imlek) on the BBC News Indonesia YouTube channel. Synthesizing Stuart Hall’s representation theory with Kozinets’ netnography, this research examines how digital media frames the ethnicity-religion intersection and how virtual audiences decode these meanings. The analysis reveals that while the BBC strategically frames Imlek as cultural heritage compatible with Islam, the comment section functions as a contested “third space.” Digital engagement manifests in three distinct patterns: dominant-hegemonic acceptance, negotiated readings imposing theological boundaries, and oppositional readings rejecting the practice as contrary to Tawhid. Consequently, this study argues that the digital sphere serves as a crucial arena of contestation, where algorithm-driven interactions actively reinforce, challenge, and reshape the public understanding of Chinese Muslim identity in contemporary Indonesia.
Negotiating Islamic Authority in Digital Public Space: Audience Contestation of Ustaz Evie Effendi’s “Misguided Prophet” Lecture on YouTube
Muhammad Roni
Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June
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DOI: 10.64685/JIDIS.2026.1.1.19-43
The digitalization of religion has destabilized traditional authority structures, fostering a shift from institutional lineage to algorithmic legitimacy. This study investigates the contestation of religious authorities regarding Ustaz Evie Effendi’s controversial “Misguided Prophet” lecture on YouTube. Employing a netnographic methodology and Heidi Campbell’s Digital Religion framework, this research analyzes public discourse within comment sections to understand how theological meaning is negotiated online. The findings indicate a transformation of prophetic ta’zīm (reverence), where digital expressions of piety function simultaneously as theological markers and instruments of authority legitimation. The study argues that social media platforms serve as horizontal epistemic fields in which audiences actively validate or reject religious claims, thereby disrupting preachers’ “algorithmic authority.” Ultimately, this research sheds light on how digital contestation reconfigures the dynamics of Islamic leadership, underscoring the need for epistemic accountability in an era where religious truth is increasingly shaped by participatory engagement rather than scholarly consensus.
Reframing Fatherhood: Hadith Interpretations and the Digital Discourse on Fatherlessness in Indonesia
Wardah Zairina
Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June
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DOI: 10.64685/JIDIS.2026.1.1.44-68
Fathers’ role in the family profoundly impacts children’s character formation, emotional well-being, and moral values through active and consistent involvement. In Indonesia, there is still a view that limits the role of fathers as financial providers, which contributes to the phenomenon of fatherlessness, namely the physical and emotional absence of fathers in the lives of their children. This article analyzes this phenomenon through Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis approach, which explores how the discourse of fatherlessness is formed in the digital space and its influence on public perceptions of fatherhood. The analysis results show that this discourse can potentially shift understanding toward a more egalitarian role for fathers in the family. In addition, hadiths emphasizing the role of fathers as leaders, moral educators, and guides in religious discipline reinforce the position of fathers in parenting that encompasses the moral, spiritual, social, emotional, and academic aspects of children. The comprehensive involvement of fathers can overcome the phenomenon of fatherlessness and support children’s comprehensive development, while changing the paradigm of fathers’ roles in modern families.
Green Screencare as a Spiritual Resistance: The Convergence of Ecofeminism and Ecotheology in Safira Natural’s Digital Narratives
Farodisatul Insaniyah;
Ida Rochmawati
Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June
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DOI: 10.64685/JIDIS.2026.1.1.69-96
The escalation of the climate crisis demands a transformation towards sustainable consumption patterns, but the gap between cognitive awareness and actual environmentally friendly practices remains a major challenge. This article examines the role of social media in bridging this gap through a case study of the Instagram account @safianatural. By combining Vandana Shiva’s ecofeminist perspective with Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s ecotheology, this study analyzes how digital narratives shape the ecological awareness of Muslim consumers. Findings show that @safianatural does not merely market beauty products, but transforms skincare practices into a framework of ecological piety. Through the convergence of discourse on women’s empowerment as guardians of nature’s sustainability and theological views on nature as theophany, consumption is reframed as a spiritual practice that restores harmony between God, humans, and the environment. Thus, social media serves as an effective theological-political arena for instilling a new consumer ethic, in which purchasing environmentally friendly products is interpreted as a manifestation of humanity’s responsibility as khalīfah on earth in the face of environmental degradation.
Salafism, Digital Propaganda, and Hadith Representation in Memes: A Framing Analysis of Discourse on Instagram
Almughni Mika
Journal of Indonesian Digital Islamic Studies Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June
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DOI: 10.64685/JIDIS.2026.1.1.97-117
This article examines the representation of hadith in memes as part of Salafi digital propaganda practices on Instagram. Drawing on Robert N. Entman’s framing analysis, the study examines two Instagram accounts, @khalidbasalamahofficial and @thesunnah_path, that disseminate hadith-based memes on the prohibition of specifying particular times for grave visitation prior to Eid al-Fitr and Ramadan. The analysis demonstrates that the representation of hadith is constructed through a framing structure that defines local ritual practices as deviations, attributes their causes to inherited traditions, advances a moral evaluation that such practices are inconsistent with the Sunnah, and recommends a return to the prophetic model. The findings identify two configurations of digital religious authority: a hierarchical model grounded in explicit references to religious scholars and extended argumentation within post captions, and a populist-repetitive model that relies on the direct presentation of textual content in concise visual formats. These practices illustrate how Salafi digital propaganda operates through discursive framing that integrates a textual purification agenda with the affordances of social media environments. By integrating framing analysis with the theoretical frameworks of Digital Religion and Cyber Islamic Environments, this study argues that the representation of hadith in memes unfolds within a digital ecology that shapes the expression, legitimation, and articulation of religious authority in the cyber era.