INTEGRATION OF ISLAMIC DA'WAH AND IT: PHENOMENA OF QURAN INTERPRETATION IN INDONESIAN ONLINE ISLAMIC MEDIA

Abstract

Islamic da'wah activities are now increasingly integrated with information technology. These activities are even considered as the main strategy in spreading Islamic symbols with a broader scope. Online media in Indonesia that specializes in online Islamic media are now increasing. Many of them are providing a study about Islam, one of which is the study of Quran interpretation, which will be the focus of this study.

This study aims to reveal the phenomena of Quran interpretation in online media in Indonesia, especially in the method and approach used and the shifts of ethics in interpreting the Quran. This study was library research with using certain high-ranking Islamic websites, other sources of scientific journals, and classical Islamic literature related to the discussion as the data. The data were then analyzed using the classification method and interpretation approach developed by Abdullah Saeed, namely the traditional, textual, and contextual approaches. In contrast, the ethical analysis of interpretation used the classification of the Quran interpreter according to Manna al-Qattan.

This study found that the integration of Islamic da'wah with information technology in the form of the study of Quran interpretation in online media has brought new phenomena and opened up space for ethical shifts, especially about the criteria or requirements for interpreters of the Quran.