Sufism and Virtual Piety

A Narration of the Millennial Murshid in North Sumatra

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19546151
AutoresZiaulhaq Hidayat (0000-0003-2408-3499, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara), Achyar Zein (0000-0002-8216-971X, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Año2022
Volumen16
Número1
Páginas133
Fecha de publicación2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1978-6301 • E-ISSN: 2355-6994
EditorialState Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15642/jiis.2022.16.1.133-152
OpenAlexW4313262225
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas6

The millennial murshid comprises young t ariqah leaders, who are well-versed in the latest information technology. Sufism identity has changed under the millennial murshid due to the development of information technology and their participation in social media which tries to revive the doctrine and ritual in the changing global reality. This condition has fostered Sufistic activism in a new direction from a “quiet road” to a “public road” in cyberspace. This article has explored the intersection between Sufism and social media based on the narration of the millennial murshid of Tariqa Naqshabandiyya-Khalidiya Serambi Babussalam. The findings illustrate that the phenomenon of virtual Sufism that has emerged from the intersection between Sufism and social media has given birth to a new expression of piety called as virtual piety. It is a simplification of piety from the original form of Sufistic tradition that emphasizes symbolic-esoteric aspects and is likely as opposed to individual piety. Additionally, the millennial murshid has successfully used social media, particularly Facebook, to reach out to the online community and gain followers

Aesthetics · Art · Cyberspace · Islam · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Piety · Political science · Social media · Sociology · Sufism · The Internet · Computer Science · Educational Methods and Impacts · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies