The Role of Modern Technologies in Propagation of Islamic Religious Knowledge: A focused Study of The Sciences of Hadith

Abstract

Modern technologies play a significant role in the propagation of Islamic knowledge in a large pace across the globe. In the Islamic point of view these technologies are the greatest blessings of God Almighty if utilized for right purposes, especially for the scholars of Islamic Sharia as they can use these technologies to serve humanity. This study aims to determine how these modern technologies contributed to the development of these sciences focusing on the Science of Hadiths in a complete and upscale manner, as it provided humanity in general, and students of Sharia science in particular, a qualitative and superior service, comparing with the best progress and development reached by mankind in various fields. The study found that Modern technologies have a clear impact on the service of Islamic sciences in general, and the hadith and its sciences in particular, which led to the creation of  an enormous database for the sayings of the holy prophet (SAW)  enabling the  of students of Islamic knowledge, to constitute an easy reference, at any time and place.