SOCIAL MEDIA AND RELIGIOUS MODERATION: AN ANALYSIS OF QUR'ANIC VERSES BY CONCEPTUAL THEMATIC METHOD

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This article analyzes the verses of religious moderation in the Qur'an. The method used in this paper is conceptual thematic with library research model. The results obtained from the analysis of religious moderation verses are optimizing the power of social media towards strengthening religious moderation in Indonesia by presenting content that is close to the community without eliminating the values of religious moderation in it which can be packaged in various forms, ranging from photo slides, short videos, podcasts, and Islamic words and uploaded on platforms that are often visited, such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. In addition, it is important to underline that the use of social media must be supported by a selective and adaptive attitude in filtering the content that is absorbed and that will be disseminated. The optimization of social media in strengthening this diverse moderation must also adhere to the concept of Islam as rahmatan lil 'alamin and al-Islamu Shalih likulli Zaman wa Makan