Manal Muhammad Abu al-Azaim
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Manal Muhammad Abu al-Azaim is a contemporary researcher specializing in information technology and Quranic studies, known for her study evaluating modern technology through the Quranic objectives formulated by Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur.
Academic Background and Research
Abu al-Azaim worked in information technology and earned a Master's degree in the field from Aspen University in the United States, alongside her specialization in the Noble Quran and its sciences. Seeking to connect contemporary technological issues with Islamic scholarship, she authored the academic study Namadhij min Taqniyat al-Malumat wa Anzimatiha al-Haditha min Manzur Maqasid al-Quran al-Karim inda Ibn Ashur (Examples of Information Technology and Its Modern Systems from the Perspective of the Objectives of the Quran According to Ibn Ashur), which she completed on 28 Shawwal 1443 AH (29 May 2022 CE).
Her research examines widely used information systems, digital devices, the internet, and social media networks against the higher objectives (maqasid) of the Quran as framed by Ibn Ashur. Employing inductive and correlative descriptive methodologies, she analyzes both the harmful aspects and beneficial uses of digital technologies, proposing practical guidelines to align contemporary technological practices with Quranic principles of individual reform, social welfare, and development.
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This academic study analyzes modern information technology systems and their applications through the framework of the Quranic higher objectives (maqasid al-Quran) established by Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur. It evaluates widely used contemporary tools, such as the internet, social media networks, artificial intelligence, and operating systems, aiming to distinguish illicit and harmful practices from beneficial uses that support goals like personal and social reform, the preservation of order, and the cultivation of the earth.