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        "id": 1879982,
        "msgid": "mui-launches-digital-jihad-warns-against-learning-religion-solely-via-ai-1784904849",
        "date": "2026-07-24 20:35:48",
        "title": "MUI Launches 'Digital Jihad', Warns Against Learning Religion Solely via AI",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has launched a 'digital jihad' initiative, cautioning the public about the dangers of studying religion exclusively through artificial intelligence without proper guidance from qualified teachers. The council stressed that while AI can serve as an initial source of inspiration, it can never replace the position and exemplary role of a human scholar. MUI also announced a strategic partnership with the University of Indonesia to ensure the digital space is filled with dignified Islamic outreach.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has launched a \u2018digital jihad\u2019 as\na strategic measure to warn the public about the dangers of studying\nreligious knowledge solely by relying on machines such as artificial\nintelligence (AI) without clear guidance from a teacher.<\/p>\n<p>MUI Deputy Chairman Muhammad Cholil Nafis, speaking on the sidelines\nof the 8th Indonesian Muslim Congress (KUII) in Jakarta on Friday,\nasserted that the future direction of the community\u2019s struggle must\nbegin to target the digital realm to ensure the validity of information\nsources absorbed by the public. Cholil assessed that AI technology and\ndigital media may be used merely as inspiration or a tool for initial\ninformation gathering. However, they cannot be made an absolute\nfoundation for learning religion.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, through the momentum of the KUII, MUI firmly reminded the\npublic of the limits of using information technology in matters of\nfaith. He stressed that intelligent machines can never replace the\nposition and exemplary conduct of a scholar. \u2018Studying must be with a\nperson, with a scholar, with a qualified and exemplary religious\nteacher. One cannot study solely with a machine,\u2019 said Cholil Nafis.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing the same concern, MUI Chairman Anwar Iskandar acknowledged\nthat the lives of the community today, from various professions and\nbackgrounds, can no longer be separated from the tide of digitalisation.\n\u2018We want digitalisation in this country to be filled as much as possible\nwith outreach to build the best possible nation,\u2019 he said. To realise\nthis cyber outreach mission, Anwar revealed that MUI has also\nestablished a strategic partnership with academics, including the\nUniversity of Indonesia (UI). \u2018Especially AI, which is a future\nnecessity, we will fill with dignified outreach,\u2019 concluded Anwar\nIskandar.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mui-launches-digital-jihad-warns-against-learning-religion-solely-via-ai-1784904849",
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