Cyber security and maqasid al- shariah: a case of facebook application

Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Zakariyah, Luqman and Zakariyah, Habeebullah and Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman (2021) Cyber security and maqasid al- shariah: a case of facebook application. International Research Journal Of Shariah, Muamalat And Islam (IRJSMI), 3 (6). pp. 12-25. E-ISSN 2682-8553

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Abstract

Man has experienced a tremendous advancement in his way of communication due to the technological breakthrough which reached the apex in recent years. Specifically, the importance of social media has become significant as it spans several spectrums of human life. Thus, cybersecurity is becoming an issue of paramount importance since the amount of information and technology available in cyberspace is skyrocketing. This study was an attempt to present the Maqasidic analysis of the benefits derived from the use of Facebook use as a social media platform, as well as the security threats facing cyber users while using the application. Using the Maqasid al-Shariah (The higher objectives of Islam) as the basis, the researcher found that Facebook users derive certain benefits from their Facebook use, and this assists them to achieve Maqasid alShariah’s higher objectives. Nevertheless, human beings are faced with certain security threats which hamper their achievements of these Maqasid higher objectives. The researchers then proposed some guidelines and principles by which cybersecurity can be best achieved through the Maqasid al-Shariah.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	1537/89213
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cyber Security; Maqasid Al- Shariah; Facebook;
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance (IIiBF) Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Depositing User:	PROF. DR. RAHMAH BT AHMAD H. OSMAN
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2021 09:39
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2021 09:51
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/89213

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