The Adoption and Utilization of Technology in the Mosques: a case study of Islamabad

Abstract

In the past, religious segment of the society regarded technology with suspicion, seeing it as a possible danger to customs and spiritual rituals. Nevertheless, mosques have embraced technology in recent years, moving over their initial reluctance to actively benefit from these developments. This research investigates how technology is being adopted and used in mosques, looking at how digital technologies are changing mosque’s religious services, administration, and community engagement. In order to better understand the phenomenon, the study is limited to the Islamabad Capital Territory. This lemmatization will make us able to effectively emphasize how technology through social media, Smartphone apps, and audio-visual systems etc are improving accessibility, communication, and involvement. Furthermore, the study adopts qualitative research methodology that includes surveys of worshiper/visitors and interviews with Imam/Heads/care takers of the mosques. The results demonstrate that although issues like budgetary limitations and a lack of digital literacy still exist. Technology has not only unquestionably increased the role of mosques in contemporary society by making them more inclusive and community-responsive but it also has changed the attitudes of the religious clergies towards the modernity with relation to technological advancements. In order to bridge the gap between tradition, modernity and innovation, this study contends that the religious sector, which was previously opposed to technology integration, has not only adapted to it but also benefited from it. This case study will further help religious clergies, legislators, and most importantly academics to promote a healthy coexistence of the tradition and modernity.