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Moslem people must use Cyberspace as a space for
Allah and just for Allah SWT. There is a good
example about moslem communities using Internet for
spreading Islamic values. A channel whose intention
is to be a means of support through useful content for
Muslims who believe with Allah through the guidance
given through the Qur’an and only the Qur’an (10:37,
17:46), named is “Muslims for Allah” in Youtube.
Internet users could subscribe “Muslims For Allah” in
Youtube channel by clicking this link
https://www.youtube.com/channel.
Comparing about that channel, there is also a
channel that has purpose for Islamic dakwah, named
Peace TV, maintained by Dr. Zakir Naik, but based on
some academic researchs, this figure is still a
controversial one. In Islam, there is no grey area, there
is only heaven and hell, white and black, halal or
haram. This paper can not judge Peace TV channel,
but we can only aware about islamic programs,
whether they are spreading Islamic dakwah which
contains peace values, or just making provocations
and saying those provocations in the name of Islam.
Moslem people must think like Abduh: “In line with
modernity, but being aware about the misuse of
modernity itself”.
Promoting Islam in Cyberspace is not easy for
every moslem majority countries. In the context of
Indonesia, there are many challenges, such as: