Chapter 10 - Effects of Information Communication Technology on Da'wah Activities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

ICT is one of the most gadgets that plays a pivotal role in transferring information to all and sundry in the modern era. It is an undisputable fact that modern du'at have deployed this avenue in propagating their da'wah activities. The recent outbreak of the pandemic made the ICT to become a more resourceful platform where da'wah activities are being displayed by du'at in preaching Islam and this had denied listeners from seeing the person preaching vividly. The study employed triangulate research methodology. The usage of ICT during COVID-19 pandemic had helped in spreading da'wah activities on different platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Zoom meeting, Google Meet, YouTube, and imo among others across the globe in no distance time. Our findings reveal that COVID-19 pandemic gave room for e-da'wah or electronic da'wah to be advanced in point of the fact that du'at are being invited to deliver lectures, online classes, and Friday sermons via electronic media by strictly adhering to the social distancing measure to curb its rapid spread. It was also revealed that ICT has both positive and negative impacts on da'wah activities during COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter concludes that the exquisite use of the ICT would help in spreading da'wah world within the twinkle of an eye.