Al-Misbah: Jurnal Ilmu Dakwah dan Komunikasi

155-167

Authors: Nurdin Nurdin, Mohammad Nur Ahsan

Internet does not only provide positive information but also depict negative information and images such as radical and pornography. Previous studies found that most of young citizens have accessed online radical and pornography contents. This caused massive impacts on their behaviour and society life. Instead the negative impacts have been addressed in previous studies, little is known how those impacts should be eliminated. Through an intensive literature review approach, this study, therefore, is intended to provide insight on how the impacts of online radicalism and pornography should be prevented or eliminated. The author usd secondary data from various online data sources such as journals, mass media sites, and other relevant sites. The results show that online radical contents can trigger society to be radical and lack tolerant toward social life. Meanwhile, online pornography contents cause young generation to lack sensitive toward their marriage life and cause them to practice abnormal sexual life. This study also found that the impacts can be prevented and eliminated through increasing Muslim leaders and da’i roles in spreading intensive Islamic values into society, increasing government actor roles to monitor and block such contents, and providing training for society to block negative sites on their own. In conclusion, online radical and pornography contents can impact society life regarding increasing violent and intolerant behavior, while online pornography contents can cause lack sexual sensitivity and increase violent toward women. However, such impacts can be prevented and eliminated through increasing da’i roles, increasing government actor roles in monitoring the sites, and improving citizen skills to block the sites.

211-236

Authors: Fitri Yanti

This paper deals with Islamic psalm (nasyid) which contain moral messages, past memories, stories of the prophets, and call for Islamic preaching and spirit to build nation and state. It serves a lot of functions. Nasyid can serve as a method of preaching that is entertaining and conveying messages to Muslim community. With nasyid, messages of preaching conveyed are not boring to the targets of preaching, but they feel attracted to it. Therefore, it can be effective to call them to perform the good and to prevent the evil.

271-292

Authors: Nur Rahmayani, Fatmawati Fatmawati, Mohammad Nur Ahsan

This paper deals with the art as media of preaching in early childhood at the Early Childhood Education Institution of Kabelo Singgah-Singgani, Palu. The questions include (1) How does art become media of preaching in early childhood at this institution? (2) How is the implementation of art as media of preaching in early childhood at this institution? The result showed that, first, the art which is categorized as media of preaching is one which contains Islamic values. This Islamic art which is taught in this educational institution includes dances such as Kaili’s local dance called momonte, qasidah songs, Arabic calligraphy that contains Quranic verses, Hadith, and Islamic poetry. Various art instruments provided by this institution in supporting children’s activities comprise guitar, rebana (tambourine), kerincing (triangle), and sound system. The benefits of art gained by the children include giving joyful entertainment to children, introducing Islam through art, and habituating them with Islamic and local cultures. In addition, art will become a way to sharpen instinct and teach Islam with the tenderness of art.