Digital Reception of the Qur’an on Indonesian Muslim Social Media: Authority, Piety, and Everyday Religious Culture
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This article examines the digital reception of the Qur’an in contemporary Indonesian Muslim culture through social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. It argues that the reception of Qur’anic verses in digital environments is not merely a matter of textual interpretation, but also a cultural process shaped by platform logic, visual aesthetics, religious authority, and everyday piety. Using qualitative digital ethnography and discourse analysis, this study investigates how selected Qur’anic verses are circulated, interpreted, and appropriated in popular Islamic content. The findings show that digital reception transforms the authority of tafsir by shifting interpretive influence from traditional scholars toward charismatic preachers, content creators, and algorithmically amplified accounts. At the same time, Qur’anic messages are reformulated into short, emotionally resonant, and visually attractive formats that connect scripture to daily concerns such as morality, healing, gender, and self-improvement. This article contributes to the study of Qur’anic interpretation by situating digital tafsir within broader discussions of religion, media, and everyday culture in contemporary Indonesia.
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