Navigating the Digital Age: Ethical Implications of Technological Advancement from the Perspective of Islamic Education Reason

Abstract

Since the beginning of the 21st Century, the world has undergone profound changes due to advancements in technology in digital age. The rapid changes in the information world have posed many challenges in the digital era which has led to social vices and ethical challenges such as dishonesty, disrespect, disloyalty, pride, indecent dressing, get-rich-quick syndrome, religious and social intolerance, poor value orientation among others. These negative tendencies have become so that they now constitute a social crisis which have adversely affected the ethics and value orientations of the citizens as well the productivity of the nation. In order to confront this problem better, there is a need for a pragmatic approach to address the problem at its root. Islamic Education is essential in this area. This paper explored the ethical implications of technological advancements in digital age through the lens of Islamic Principles. It argued that since the practice of Islamic Principles is an endeavor in which ethical and values choices are not some abstract ideas but are embedded in the very fabric of its teaching and practice, Islamic Principles and Practice provide a practical avenue to navigating the ethical challenges of technological advancements in digital age.