Islam and the cyber world
The mixed reactions on the use of the internet technology which have resulted in different debates and crimes in the cyber world calls for assessment of the Islamic point of view of the issue. Cyber world created avenue for the Muslim Ummah in a form of virtual global community and it encouraged d...
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| description | The mixed reactions on the use of the internet technology which have resulted in different debates and crimes in the cyber
world calls for assessment of the Islamic point of view of the issue. Cyber world created avenue for the Muslim Ummah in a
form of virtual global community and it encouraged dialogue as well as access to information on a real time basis; and above all facilitated easy access to the Qur’an. Nonetheless, th same tool has opened doors for crimes such as pornography, victimization, bullying, stalking etc. Hence this study reviews the benefits of the internet technology and consequences of its misuse. The frame of reference in measuring both the negative and positive aspects of this technology will be the Islamic standpoint.
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| spelling | iium-393042018-06-19T02:05:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39304/ Islam and the cyber world Shuriye, Abdi Omar Ajala, Mosud T. BJ Ethics T Technology (General) The mixed reactions on the use of the internet technology which have resulted in different debates and crimes in the cyber world calls for assessment of the Islamic point of view of the issue. Cyber world created avenue for the Muslim Ummah in a form of virtual global community and it encouraged dialogue as well as access to information on a real time basis; and above all facilitated easy access to the Qur’an. Nonetheless, th same tool has opened doors for crimes such as pornography, victimization, bullying, stalking etc. Hence this study reviews the benefits of the internet technology and consequences of its misuse. The frame of reference in measuring both the negative and positive aspects of this technology will be the Islamic standpoint. Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research 2014-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39304/1/Islam_and_the_Cyber_World-_JESR.pdf Shuriye, Abdi Omar and Ajala, Mosud T. (2014) Islam and the cyber world. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 4 (6). pp. 513-520. ISSN 2239-978X http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/jesr/article/view/4120 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n6p513 |
| spellingShingle | BJ Ethics T Technology (General) Shuriye, Abdi Omar Ajala, Mosud T. Islam and the cyber world |
| title | Islam and the cyber world |
| title_full | Islam and the cyber world |
| title_fullStr | Islam and the cyber world |
| title_full_unstemmed | Islam and the cyber world |
| title_short | Islam and the cyber world |
| title_sort | islam and the cyber world |
| topic | BJ Ethics T Technology (General) |
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