Abstract:
Modern
technology has brought fundamental socio-structural changes and has drawn the
world closer, especially with the new social media platforms, which are of
different kinds and types. Examples include Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram,
Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Telegram, and so on. This paper uses primary and
secondary data to examine the Islamic perspective on social media. While
concentrating on TikTok, the paper highlights the advantages and disadvantages
of TikTok among the Muslim Ummah and in society in general. It found that the
prospects offered by social media are tremendously positive but may, or are,
leading to disastrous consequences. Unless it is properly checked and
regulated, it has become the easiest way by which evil talk and practices are spread,
thereby posing a great threat to Islam and Muslims. The proper utilization of
TikTok will help in spreading the words of Allah (SWT), improving the lives of
people, reducing vices in society, and promoting Islamic values. The paper
recommends extensive teachings and the inculcation of Islamic values in the
family and educational system, along with close and proper monitoring of youth
and children, both in schools and at home. Parents should reduce the extent to
which children are exposed to entertainment on TikTok and other social media
platforms.
Keywords: Internet, Social Media, Islam, TikTok
DOI: www.doi.org/10.36349/tjllc.2025.v04i02.022
author/Maisuna, M.Y. & Mohammed, Y.Z.
journal/Tasambo JLLC 4(2) | July 2025 |
