Revitalizing Islamic Wasātiyyah in Digital Disruption Era

Abstract

In the age of digital disruption, wherever algorithmic personalisation, quick information flows, along with the commercialisation of spiritual content reshape authority and practice, this study examines the opportunities and difficulties for reviving Islamic wasatiyyah (moderation).  The goal of the study is to pinpoint systemic factors that undermine moderation, such as young people's low digital religious literacy, misinformation presented as a religious competence, algorithmic echo chambers which magnify exclusivist viewpoints, and institutional delays in adjusting to digital realities.  The study highlights the critical need for integrated strategies by synthesising policy documents, recent literature, and a representation from SMA 72 Jakarta using a qualitative analyticaldescriptive approach.  Results demonstrate that platform reasoning not only help to spread religious content but also actively mediate the potential for moderation, undermining the principles of justice, tolerance, and balance. Curriculum reform to incorporate technology into religious literacy, partnerships with moderate influencers to create pedagogically sound content, institutional preparedness through digital oversight and crisis response procedures, and collaboration among multiple stakeholders involving schools, pesantrens, government agencies, and platform developers are some of the suggested interventions.  This study presents a conceptual model that defines digital knowledge about religion as a crucial skill for youth resilience and operationalises wasatiyyah in digital contexts.  The study advances the conversation about how Islamic education can protect moderation and ethical depth in a quickly changing digital environment by tying theory to real-world interventions.