This paper is the result of critical reflection on the vision of the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Adab UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin for the period 2025-2029, namely \u201cto become a Faculty of Ushuluddin and Adab that excels in the development of Islamic science and humanities based on Banten's local wisdom with impact\u201d. FUDA's vision (which stands for Faculty of Ushuluddin and Adab) is contextualized in the midst of State Islamic Religious Universities (PTKIN) in the digital era where we live together in two worlds, namely the \u201cworld of books\u201d and the \u201cworld of clicks\u201d. One demands adab talaqqiqi and diligent reading, the other rewards unlimited speed of access and collaboration. The challenge is clear, how classical wisdom still leads digital logic, not the other way around. Imam al-Ghazali reminded that knowledge must have an impact on charity (action), \u201cVerily, deeds depend on their intentions\u201d (HR. Bukhari, the first hadith in Sahih Bukhari). The Prophet's Hadith is a principle that is relevant when we teach, research, even when scrolling through layers, because its value returns to its intention and benefits for humans.<\/p>\n\n
Clarifying Terms: Islamic Studies and Islamic Scholarship
Islamic Studies (\u062f\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0629 \u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629) is an umbrella study of Islam across history, texts, peoples, cultures, using a variety of approaches, including philosophy, philology, anthropology, history, and sociology. Islamic studies focus on analytical descriptions, often across traditions, and do not always depart from normative commitments. Meanwhile, Islamic sciences (\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0651\u0629) is an ecosystem of knowledge constructed from within the Islamic tradition, including \u2018ulum al-Qur'an, mushthala\u1e25a al-\u1e25adith, u\u1e63hul al-fiqh, kalam, philosophy, and methodological tools rooted in revelation, reason, and scientific consensus. The orientation of Islamic science is to seek both truth and benefit (maqa\u1e63hid), not just to map phenomena. The two are not contradictory; rather, they reinforce each other in the curriculum of education, research, and community service. Islamic studies provide reach, and Islamic scholarship provides depth and value orientation. Next, we will discuss Islamic scholarship in the digital era.<\/p>\n\n
Philosophical Framework: Popular and Solid
Ontologically, there is the question of what \u201cexists\u201d in digital Islamic scholarship? Digitization increases the mode of presence of sources from sheets of paper to data corpus, from linear to hyperlinked. However, the nature of formal objects (meaning, sanad, argument structure) still demands traditional measuring instruments. Ibn Khaldun taught that history and knowledge should be tested with critical reasoning, rejecting blind allegiance to sources, and reading the social laws underlying the data. In the science of history, which considers the reasons behind events, not just quoting news. Historical records are prone to errors such as fanaticism, over-reliance on sources, and the inability to place events in context, hence the need for sociology to understand change. In practice, manuscript images are representations, not the truth itself. Therefore, what is real for us is the structure of meaning verified by valid methodology.<\/p>\n\n
Epistemologically in the platform era Imam al-Ghazali explained the chapter al-\u2018Ilm in Kitab Ihya \u2018Ulumuddin that knowledge is a way to rise in degrees, as Allah says in Surah al-Mujadilah verse 11: \u201cAllah elevates those who believe among you and those who are given knowledge several degrees\u201d, and binds it to the manners of obtaining knowledge so that the benefits are real. In the current context, quick access must be supported by strict verification. For that, we really need practical working principles in the classroom and research, namely source clarification in critical editions and online summaries, layered methods e.g. sanad-matan, linguistic, Historical context; and digital tools, e.g. Arabic Optical Character Recognitio (OCR), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), and graphs; and process transparency in data trails, codes, and versions, so that they can be replicated.<\/p>\n\n
Axiologically, Islamic scholarship is directed towards the maqa\u1e63hid of sharia, namely protecting religion, soul, mind, property, offspring, as well as contemporary extensions such as the environment and digital dignity. In classrooms and social media, we remember the Prophet's saying that the value of charity depends on the intention, such as the intention to educate, enlighten, and prosper. Al-Syatibi systematically formulated maqa\u1e63hid sharia as a principle of reasoning, i.e. laws and fatwas move for the sake of the benefit while remaining grounded in the evidence. This is the ethical foundation when we utilize AI and digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n
Bringing Classics to Life in the Age of Clicks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Thus, Imam Al-Ghazali in Ihya \u2018Ulumuddin explains that Tulisan ini sebagai hasil refleksi kritis atas visi FakultaUshuluddin dan Adab UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin periode 2025-2029, yaitu \u201cmenjadi Fakultas […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kolom-dekan"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u201cUseful knowledge is that which fosters fear (khushu\u2019) of Allah.\u201d This explanation generally means that knowledge is not a display, but rather organizes the heart and charity. For this reason, in the midst of AI (artificial intelligence), al-Ghazali returned science to intention and benefit, Ibn Khaldun taught critical reasoning of data; and al-Syatibi linked everything to maqa\u1e63hid. It is time for PTKIN, including the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Adab, to produce scholars who are fluent in the book and capable of clicking to maintain scientific sanad, care for adab, and spread benefits for mankind.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"