RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ISLAMIC STUDIES RESPONSE TO DIGITAL GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Mohd Tajuddin Abd Razak, Muhammad Azmi Bin Roslan, Muhammad Azmi Bin Roslan

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This paper examines resilience and innovation through an Islamic interdisciplinary framework in responding to global challenges in the post-digital age. While dominant discourses often frame resilience and innovation in technological or economic terms, this study argues that Islamic intellectual traditions provide a holistic and ethically grounded paradigm for adaptive resilience and responsible innovation. Employing qualitative textual analysis of classical Islamic sources and contemporary scholarly works, the paper conceptualises key notions such as tawhid, maqasid al-shari‘ah, ijtihad, and maslahah as dynamic mechanisms of intellectual adaptability and societal resilience. The findings indicate that Islamic studies offer critical insights for guiding innovation towards moral accountability, social justice, and human well-being in the post-digital condition. The paper contributes theoretically by reconceptualising resilience and innovation through an Islamic epistemological lens, positioning Islamic studies as a foundational framework rather than a supplementary ethical discourse in post-digital innovation debates.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3059/insis.v0i0.30516

DOI (PDF): https://doi.org/10.3059/insis.v0i0.30516.g15476

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