Since the introduction of the Internet, dramatic changes occurred in the Islamic teaching channels. Some Muslim scholars started using the Internet to convey Islamic knowledge via Islamic Websites rather than using conventional face-to-face teaching. Unfortunately, not all Islamic Websites release authentic and reliable Islamic information. Consequently, the upcoming Muslim generation runs the risk of practicing Islam away from the correct teachings of the Holy Qur’an, true Sunnah, and authentic Sharīʻah principles, which will eventually distort the core principles of the Islamic religion, a significant issue to be considered. Using the quantitative research method, a convenient sample of 100 undergraduate female students at the University Sharjah (UOS) were randomly selected to answer a single-select multiple-choice questionnaire answering this study’s research question: What is your first preferred teaching channel in answering your religious queries: Muslim Scholars or Islamic Websites? Results showed that (41%) of the participants preferred to check Islamic Websites to answer their religious questions, whereas (45%) chose to contact an Imām. We recommend that Muslims should question the authenticity and reliability of the information they read on Islamic Websites before adopting it, by comparing it with other authentic resources; by asking Muslim Scholars/Imams, or by reading authentic Islamic books.

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Religious Inquiries: Between Conventional Islamic Teaching Methods and Islamic Websites Among Undergraduate Female Students at the University of Sharjah

  • Mona Mostafa Shehade,
  • Ahmad Al-Kubise

摘要

Since the introduction of the Internet, dramatic changes occurred in the Islamic teaching channels. Some Muslim scholars started using the Internet to convey Islamic knowledge via Islamic Websites rather than using conventional face-to-face teaching. Unfortunately, not all Islamic Websites release authentic and reliable Islamic information. Consequently, the upcoming Muslim generation runs the risk of practicing Islam away from the correct teachings of the Holy Qur’an, true Sunnah, and authentic Sharīʻah principles, which will eventually distort the core principles of the Islamic religion, a significant issue to be considered. Using the quantitative research method, a convenient sample of 100 undergraduate female students at the University Sharjah (UOS) were randomly selected to answer a single-select multiple-choice questionnaire answering this study’s research question: What is your first preferred teaching channel in answering your religious queries: Muslim Scholars or Islamic Websites? Results showed that (41%) of the participants preferred to check Islamic Websites to answer their religious questions, whereas (45%) chose to contact an Imām. We recommend that Muslims should question the authenticity and reliability of the information they read on Islamic Websites before adopting it, by comparing it with other authentic resources; by asking Muslim Scholars/Imams, or by reading authentic Islamic books.