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Da’wah through Instagram among female Muslims celebrities in Malaysia
Adlene Aris1, Fauziah Hassan2.
The advancement of the Internet has made many social media
networks emerge such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube,
personal blogs and etc. with a variety of functions that also gloriously
allocates space for da’wah activities and messages. This study
examined how two Muslim female celebrities in Malaysia; Abby
Abadi and Raisyyah Rania Yeap propagate da’wah messages through
their Instagram by uploading pictures and videos they have shared
during the first week of Ma’al Hijrah. A total of 5908 of pictures and
videos were studied with Abby Abadi representing 5037 pictures/
videos and Raisya Rania representing 871 pictures/videos. These
two Muslim female celebrities were selected because they are seen
as new trendsetters to Muslimahs with their new appearance, new
look and their eagerness to spread Islamic messages through their
Instagram actively. The researchers also discovered that both Abby
Abadi and Raisyyah Rania Yeap received positive comments related
to hijrah in terms of covering the aurah and also neutral comments
related to online business. The researchers can conclude that both
celebrities have their own strength and weaknesses but are very keen
in spreading da’wah and have their own strong fan base of followers
in Instagram. Therefore, a preliminary conclusion can be made that
social media, especially Instagram can be used as a platform for
da’ies to spread da’wah and well-meaning messages.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Selangor, Malaysia
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
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