15Jan 2020

ISSUES IN OBTAINING AUTHENTICISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE AGE OF 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

  • Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
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In recent years, social media plays important role as a platform for people to obtain information in general and Islamic knowledge in particular. We have entered the age of 4th Industrial revolution where social media has change the way people obtain and disseminate information. It becomes an essential for people in searching for information, communicating, interact with each other and business purposes. There are enormous information available on social media. However, it is important to highlight that not all of these information are genuine or authentic, trustworthy and accurate. Same thing goes with information on Islamic knowledge. In Islam, it is crucial for information to be based on original and reliable sources especially al-Quran and Hadith. Therefore, this article will assess and evaluate the issues in obtaining authentic Islamic knowledge available on social media. In brief, the methodology used is library research which will be presented in descriptive and narrative approach. Subsequently, it will propose various recommendations for enhancing the quality of information on Islamic knowledge available on social media.

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[Nurefnazahani Binti Haji Durani and Ahamad Faosiy Ogunbado (2020); ISSUES IN OBTAINING AUTHENTICISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE AGE OF 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Jan). 847-851] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

NUREFNAZAHANI BINTI HAJI DURANI
UNIVERSITY ISLAM SULTAN SHARIF ALI

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10372      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10372

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