Islam and Data Science Roundup

In “Beyond Automation: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Islamic Education in Higher Education” (Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan dan Sains Islam Interdisipliner), Muhammad Hazmi Firdaus (Institut Agama Islam Hamzanwadi Pancor) analyzes “how AI is reconfiguring Islamic higher education and what this transformation means for the classical Islamic distinction between ta’lim (instruction or knowledge transfer) and ta’dib… CONTINUE READING

In “Artificial Intelligence in Qur’anic Interpretation: A Theological and Ethical Analysis” (Journal of Islamic Thought and Philosophy), Nehru Millat Ahmad (Sekolah Tinggi Islam Kendal) argues that “the development of Artificial Intelligence in the modern era has significantly transformed various aspects of human life, including Qur’anic studies and interpretation. Although AI enhances accessibility and efficiency in… CONTINUE READING

In “Can Islam Be Renewed In The Twenty-First Century? Revisiting Tajdīd, Ijtihād, And The Future Of Islamic Civilization” (Eurasia Review), Mohamed Chtatou (Mohammed V University) argues that “authentic 21st-century renewal requires combining reformist creativity (especially through the higher objectives of the Sharīʿah / maqāṣid) with traditionalist safeguards of scholarly rigor and continuity, enabling Muslims to… CONTINUE READING

In “Islamic Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence” (Islam Online), Musa A. Mosiudi (Islam Online) writes, “As autonomous algorithms begin to mimic human cognition and tools like CRISPR-Cas9 afford scientists the ability to rewrite the biological code of living organisms, humanity is forced to confront existential questions regarding identity, agency, and responsibility. For Muslims, these rapid shifts… CONTINUE READING

In “Technical vs Cultural: Evaluating LLMs in Arabic” (Open Review), Ahmad A. Rushdi (Stanford University) “pilot evaluation framework for language models in Arabic, revealing nuanced performance patterns across technical and cultural dimensions. We evaluate five prominent models—Arabic-specialized systems (Fanar, Falcon 3) and frontier models (Claude Opus, GPT-5, Llama)—across a small set of 45 prompts spanning… CONTINUE READING

In “Comparative Analysis of the Risk of Hadith Errors in Question-Answering Systems Based on Large Language Models” (International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation), Hakkun Elmunsyah (Universitas Negeri Malang) conducts a “comparative analysis of the risk of errors generated by Large Language Model-based Question-Answering systems in answering hadith-related questions. Four LLM models, namely GPT, Gemini,… CONTINUE READING

In “Reimagining Islamic Civilization in the Age of AI: Digital Humanities, Ethical Challenges, and Knowledge Production in the Muslim World” (Islamic Civilization and History), Muhammad Yusuf (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Syekh Nurjati) observes that “the convergence of artificial intelligence with Islamic civilization presents unprecedented challenges to knowledge production, ethical frameworks, and educational practices. Despite producing… CONTINUE READING

In “Mapping Qur’anic Contemplation Research (2001–2025): Trends, Contributions And Future Directions” (Quranica), Ahmad Amirul Ihsan Che’ Zahari (Universiti Sains Malaysia) and Mohd Shukri Hanapi (Universiti Sains Malaysia) examine “the development and trends in Qur’anic contemplation (tadabbur) research based on publications indexed in the Scopus database between 2001 and 2025….Using VOSviewer, R-Studio (Bibliometrix) and Microsoft Excel,… CONTINUE READING

In “Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Production in Brill’s Encyclopaedias of Islamic Studies: A Statistical and Analytical Investigation” (Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review), Hafiz Mohsin zia Qazi (Muslim Youth University) “critically examines the impact of AI on Islamic encyclopaedic scholarship, with a particular focus on Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam as a foundational reference work in… CONTINUE READING

In “AI and Qur’anic Interpretation: Exploring the Ethical and Epistemological Boundaries of Artificial Intelligence in Understanding the Qur’an” (Al-Furqan), Safa Alrumayh (University of Zawia) “critically examines the role of AI in Qur’anic interpretation by addressing its epistemic capabilities, ethical limitations, and claims to interpretive authority. Employing a qualitative, literature-based research design, this study analyzes peer-reviewed… CONTINUE READING