Quran Apps in Playstore: The Problem of Authentication and Religious Authority

Lina Kushidayati

doi:10.21043/fikrah.v7i1.4801

Quran Apps in Playstore: The Problem of Authentication and Religious Authority

Lina Kushidayati

Abstract

This article discuss about an application at Google Play Store that appears along with the rise of smartphone usage. It's also take effect to Muslims live style and religious practice, for example in reading Quran. There are many Quran applications are available on the Play store, its raises questions on religious authorities because anyone can upload an Android-based Quran application on the Play store. A descriptive qualitative approach use to analyze Qur’an apps in Google Play store. The apps are chosen based on the numbers of download and comments from the users. The results show that the growth of digital Quran applications raises new styles of worship such as reading the Quran on smarthphone application.

Keywords

Islamic app, Play store, Religious authority, authentication problem.

Full Text:

PDF

References

Akbar, G. (2013). Metode Pembelajaran Al quran Melalui Media Online. Indonesian Jurnal on Networking and Security (IJNS), 2(1).

Alqahtani, M., & Mohammad, H. (2015). Mobile Applications’ Impact on Student Performance and Satisfaction. Tojdel The Online Journal of Distance Education and e-Learning., 14(4), 102–112.

Alwi, E. A. Z. E., Ibrahim, S., Anas, N., & Yaacob, Z. (2014). Digital Quran Applications on Smart Phones and Tablets: A Study of the Foundation Programme Students. Asian Social Science, 10(15).

Anderson, J. W., & Gonzalez-Quijano, Y. (2006). Technological Mediation and the Emergence of Transnational Muslim Publics. In A. Salvatore & D. F. Eickelman (Ed.), Public Islam and the Common Good (hal. 53–74). Leiden & Boston: BRILL.

Aripudin, A. (2011). Pengembangan Metode Dakwah. Jakarta: RajaGrafindo Persada.

Bunt, G. R. (2003). Islam In The Digital Age: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments. London & Sterling, Virginia: Pluto Press.

Ezzi, S. W., Teal, E. J., & Izzo, G. M. (2014). The influence of Islamic values on connected generation students in Saudi Arabia. Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies, 9, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2014.04.002

Han, S., & Na, K. M. (2015). Digital Culture and Religion in Asia.

Hidayat, S. (2016). Al-Qur’an Digital (Ragam, Permasalahan dan Masa Depan). MUKADDIMAH, 1(1).

Howard, P. N. (2011). The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Islam, R., Islam, M. R., & Mazumder, T. A. (2010). Mobile Application and Its Global Impact, (6), 72–78.

Munawar, B. (2001). Islam Pluralis, Wacana Kesetaraan Kaum Beriman. Jakarta: Paramadina.

Poudel, A. (2013). Mobile Application Development for Android. Turku University of Applied Sciences.

Talib, S., Mahmud, M., Abd Rahman, E. S., Suraya, A., & Abubakar, A. (2015). Mobile Quran App Security Vulnerabilities. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computing and Informatics, ICOCI 2015, (198), 447–455.

Thandayath, N. (2016). M Learning Apps as Information Source for Islamic Studies. Kelpro Bulletin, 20(2).

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21043/fikrah.v7i1.4801

Refbacks

There are currently no refbacks.

Username
Password
Remember me