Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis

Infographics are visual representations of complex information or data created by combining elements such as symbols, graphics, shapes, pictures, texts and illustrations to present information in a simple, concise and easy to understand manner that piques the reader’s or viewer’s interest. Based on...

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Main Authors: Anwar Ahmad Fauzi, Norazmi Anas, Shahrel Nizar Baharom, Zuriani Yaacob
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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author Anwar Ahmad Fauzi,
Norazmi Anas,
Shahrel Nizar Baharom,
Zuriani Yaacob,
author_facet Anwar Ahmad Fauzi,
Norazmi Anas,
Shahrel Nizar Baharom,
Zuriani Yaacob,
author_sort Anwar Ahmad Fauzi,
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description Infographics are visual representations of complex information or data created by combining elements such as symbols, graphics, shapes, pictures, texts and illustrations to present information in a simple, concise and easy to understand manner that piques the reader’s or viewer’s interest. Based on these criteria, infographics are deemed highly suitable for use as a medium for contemporary da’wah in an age of media centralization, particularly among the young. The current COVID-19 pandemic has severely harmed traditional preaching and learning through lectures and talks in mosques and suraus, particularly in our country, Malaysia. This is due to the strict enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO), which limits movement and mass gathering with strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and suspends all religious activities. In order to overcome obstacles to preaching, we must creatively diversify the method of da’wah based on the concept of murunah (flexibility), which is the foundation of Islamic tasawwur in implementing Shariah. Thus, the objectives of this study are to (i) explain the idea of ICT-based da’wah, (ii) analyse the concept of infographics and multimedia in da’wah, and (iii) summarise the community’s perspective of infographics as an interactive da’wah medium. This study employed exploratory sequential mixed methods, beginning with a qualitative literature review using content analysis, followed by quantitative perception questionnaire, analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings of the study finds that an average of 91.3% of the respondents agreed that infographics represent a significantly suitable form of visual information through social media for most people, especially during the COVID-19 crisis for the continuity of Islamic da’wah.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:193262022-08-15T03:24:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19326/ Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis Anwar Ahmad Fauzi, Norazmi Anas, Shahrel Nizar Baharom, Zuriani Yaacob, Infographics are visual representations of complex information or data created by combining elements such as symbols, graphics, shapes, pictures, texts and illustrations to present information in a simple, concise and easy to understand manner that piques the reader’s or viewer’s interest. Based on these criteria, infographics are deemed highly suitable for use as a medium for contemporary da’wah in an age of media centralization, particularly among the young. The current COVID-19 pandemic has severely harmed traditional preaching and learning through lectures and talks in mosques and suraus, particularly in our country, Malaysia. This is due to the strict enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO), which limits movement and mass gathering with strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and suspends all religious activities. In order to overcome obstacles to preaching, we must creatively diversify the method of da’wah based on the concept of murunah (flexibility), which is the foundation of Islamic tasawwur in implementing Shariah. Thus, the objectives of this study are to (i) explain the idea of ICT-based da’wah, (ii) analyse the concept of infographics and multimedia in da’wah, and (iii) summarise the community’s perspective of infographics as an interactive da’wah medium. This study employed exploratory sequential mixed methods, beginning with a qualitative literature review using content analysis, followed by quantitative perception questionnaire, analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings of the study finds that an average of 91.3% of the respondents agreed that infographics represent a significantly suitable form of visual information through social media for most people, especially during the COVID-19 crisis for the continuity of Islamic da’wah. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19326/1/56062-184677-1-SM.pdf Anwar Ahmad Fauzi, and Norazmi Anas, and Shahrel Nizar Baharom, and Zuriani Yaacob, (2022) Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis. Islamiyyat : Jurnal Antarabangsa Pengajian Islam; International Journal of Islamic Studies, 44 (1). pp. 101-113. ISSN 0216-5636 https://ejournal.ukm.my/islamiyyat/issue/view/1522
spellingShingle Anwar Ahmad Fauzi,
Norazmi Anas,
Shahrel Nizar Baharom,
Zuriani Yaacob,
Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis
title Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis
title_full Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis
title_fullStr Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis
title_full_unstemmed Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis
title_short Infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during Covid-19 crisis
title_sort infographics as an alternative da’wah medium during covid-19 crisis
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19326/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19326/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19326/1/56062-184677-1-SM.pdf