Islamic Knowledge Authority in Disruptive Era

Abstract

The era of disruption gave birth to various social changes that impacted various lines of life. An era marked by the rise of new media, namely alternative media which in its development has become a new field of debate, one of which is discourse on Islamic or religious knowledge. Where society faces a reduction in understanding of religion without control and the existence of the media makes religious authority shift from personal to impersonal. This means that the existence of authority holders, namely people who are considered qualified in religious affairs such as Kyai, Ustad, or religious leaders are not always a reference like traditional Muslims because everyone can choose a source of religious knowledge according to their needs very easily. This study aims to explain how Islamic scientific authority is in the era of disruption and who are the actors of Islamic scientific authority in the era of disruption. This study uses a qualitative approach that emphasizes literature study, in other words, researchers do not go directly to the field. The results of this study state that Islamic scientific authority in the era of disruption requires Islamic scholarly holders to take part in conveying their knowledge both in real media and in new media which is called social media to the fullest so that the authority of Islamic scholarship is maintained.