THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: EXPLORING INTERPRETATIONS OF ISLAMIC LAW

Abstract

This research focuses on the relationship between intra faith scholars and social media platforms and their function in the social media environment. Utilizing a multi-dimensional approach that is based on the content disseminated by the social media posts of scholars (written posts, videos, and live sessions), this research intends to examine the ways in which discourse evolves within those virtual spaces. Recounting on time-honored aspects of Islam such as the Quran, Hadith and scholarly consensus they found the middle ground between progressive nature of the Ordance and principles of Islamic law in order to provide the contemporary world with interpretations that meet the demands of modern Muslim societies. The study explains how imitations generate the Islam’s followers’ views and practice of it on the one hand, and the way they assess the credibility and power of the virtual religious authority on the other. Besides, it looks into problems associated with the decentralization of religious authority on the Internet what is linked to the channels of disinformation, authenticity, and the possibility of splitting the society into the parts. Based on a thorough content analysis of social media, engagement with the relevant research literature, I try to extend the knowledge of the impact of public scholars on social media and its implications for contemporary Islamic discourse.