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Ramadan tafsir of the glorious Qur’an goes virtual during Covid-19 lockdown in Nigeria

Islamic Communication Journal

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Title Ramadan tafsir of the glorious Qur’an goes virtual during Covid-19 lockdown in Nigeria
 
Creator Maigari, Abdullahi Muhammad
Abdul-Qadir, Uthman Abdullahi
Ibrahim, Muhammad Muslim
Bashir, Mustapha
 
Subject Coronavirus, internet, ramadan tafsir, virtual gathering
 
Description The researchers were motivated by the adoption of digital communication applications and social media platforms by some Islamic scholars in Nigeria to conduct annual Tafsir of the glorious Qur’an in Ramadan 2020 in the midst of coronavirus lockdown. The paper adopted Lull’s Gratification Theory for theoretical explanation of virtual interaction between the scholars who conducted the Tafsir from an isolated places and the audience who watched or listened from their homes in adherence to safety measures to stop the spread of the disease. Methodologically, the study adopted a cross-sectional research design and purposive sampling technique to elicit secondary data from the target participants. The study found that there is usage of digital medium of communication and interaction between Islamic clerics and their followers. This explains the flexibility of Islam to embrace development, adopt and adapt it in conformity with Islamic rules and regulations. The findings also show that Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram are the most common internet based interactive platforms which Islamic scholars explored and disseminated their Tafsir virtual to the audience. The paper concludes that internet has enabled people not only to interact virtual but Tafsir and other forms of Islamic preaching can be conducted without co-presence of the preachers and the audience. The option of live streaming video on Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram which consume a lot amount of data has enabled Muslim users to followed the Ramadan Tafsir from distant places.
 
Publisher Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang
 
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Date 2020-12-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/icj/article/view/6477
10.21580/icj.2020.5.2.6477
 
Source Islamic Communication Journal; Vol 5, No 2 (2020): EDISI JULI - DESEMBER; 125-142
2615-3580
2541-5182
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/icj/article/view/6477/pdf
 
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