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RELIGIONIST AND RELIGION SOCIETY IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 THROUGH INSTAGRAM

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Rika Lusri Virga, Eni Maryani, Dadang Sugiana, Uud Wahyudin
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si8.589

Abstract

Everyone is asked to keep their distance during the pandemic, so that digital media including Instagram are used optimally to convey several issues related to preventing the spread of Covid-19, especially the issue of worship at home which has sparked debate among Muslims in Indonesia. This study uses digital ethnographic methods on 4 da'wah Instagram accounts in Indonesia, namely @nuonline_id, @lensamu, @shiftmedia.id and @masjidjogokariyan. Data collection was carried out by observing the uploads of da'wah Instagram account content for 4 months from March 2020 to June 2020, interviewing religious leaders and the account followers regarding issues of worship at home during the pandemic. The findings of this study indicate that the account managers consider the appeal for worship at home during the pandemic to be in accordance with Islamic religious teachings, as can be seen from the content of hadith and worship guidelines they display. Besides, the account managers believe that religious leaders have an important role in inviting people to worship at home during the pandemic to prevent the spread of Covid19 in Indonesia. It also showed that the account manager's style in delivering the appeal for worship at home is more relaxed and acceptable to netizens, so it doesn't cause much debate

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