Islamabad: Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain underscored the state’s responsibility in ensuring the proper use of social media during his address at the silver jubilee of the International Siratunnanbi (SW) conference held at the Jinnah Conference Centre in Islamabad, Pakistan. He stressed the importance of rejecting falsehoods and vulgar content to promote truth and knowledge in line with Islamic education.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dr. Khalid highlighted that social media, when used with honesty and morality, aligned with the teachings of Rasuluulah, can serve as a powerful medium for humanity’s welfare. He pointed out that social media has become a significant influence on mental health, education, culture, and social values in today’s world.
Dr. Khalid emphasized that proper utilization of social media could become a tool for positive societal change by promoting knowledge, delivering Islamic Dawat, and nurturing religious values. However, he warned that the misuse of social media might lead to vulgarity, the propagation of false theories, rumor-mongering, and moral decay.
The conference, chaired by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Ministry of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Yusuf, also featured speeches by Pakistan’s Poverty Eradication Minister Imran Shah, Religious Affairs Adviser and Chief Justice of the Shariah Court of Palestine Shaikh Mahmud Sidok, Shariah Council Member of Bahrain Shaikh Adil Abdur Rahman, and Secretary of the Darul Iftah of Egypt Abdul Hamid Ragib. The theme of this year’s conference was “The state responsibilities in learning and training for the positive use of social media in light of the teaching of the great Prophet.”