WRITING TEST 1 (15%)

In today’s world, they cannot deny the influence of technology in our lives especially to teenagers, the biggest user of it. So, in that opportunity, technology can be used in spread dakwah among every technology’s user. Dakwah can be spread by many ways of technology because it can ease the way of delivering dakwah. This essay will discuss how technology can help to give a new dimension in dakwah. By technology, social network can be use in help to give a new dimension in dakwah. In social network, such as Facebook, Twitter, Wechat, they can share status about Islam. There they can learn at least a little bit about Islam. They also can post many pictures that related about Islam. This way is easy to delivered dakwah because it more interesting. At least they did not use social network in a wrong way. Other than that, media network also can be use in help to give a new dimension in dakwah. Television, radio, and mp3 are categorized as media network. Through the concept of broadcast television and radio programming will help provide an understanding of Islam more deeply and easily through audiovisual form to the audience. Station television that uses most concept of Islamic missionary approach is Tv Al-Hijrah. Same goes to radio station that use the same concept is IKIM.FM. Both are trying to make people understand more about Islam in dakwah. Last but not least, technology that can help to give a new dimension in dakwah is palmtops and PDAs. PDA also known as “Personal Digital Assistant”. In the past, they usually use to bring pencil, eraser, and notebook to mosque when there have a “tazkirah” or religious lecture. But today, they can just use their palm and PDAs because it is easier to use and easy to bring anywhere. In conclusion, technology can help to give a new dimension in dakwah in many ways. Actually, it is all depends on