Impact of Internet Development on Muslim Interaction with Islam

Abstract

The advanced development of the Internet has caused substantial changes in Muslim interaction with Islam. More and more Islamic activities have been practiced in online spaces because many online platforms support them. This paper discussed some aspects of Islamic activities that have been moved to online space as the number of Muslims who have gone digital increased substantially. The ways of Muslim communities interact with Islam reflect the need for a new mechanism for practicing Islam. Such interactions include practicing online Islamic knowledge acquisition and dissemination, the change of dakwah from bricks to clicks dakwah, the change of making silaturrahim among Muslims, and the emergence of faith memes. Those new practices of Islam have supported the dissemination of Islamic teaching and values to the wider Muslim community and reduced the complexity of Islamic learning and practices. However, at the same time, such practices might reduce the spirituality of Islamic teaching and values. In the future, empirical studies may be required to support this opinion which was written based on secondary data.