Cybercrime on the Socio-Religious Lives of Muslim Youths

Abstract

Abdul Aziz Shamhuna

The internet is a source of mass communication all over the world. Cybercrime is the most complicated and latest problem in the cyber world. The purpose of this article is to determine, Islam and Crime, The Holy Quran and Sunnah, Prevention of Cybercrime in the Holy Quran. The article again outlines briefly, Access to Internet, Purpose of using internet, Own social media account, Meaning of Cybercrime, Types of Cybercrime among Muslim Youth, Reasons of Cybercrime, Causes of Cybercrime and Impact of Cybercrime. Qualitative methodology is adopted to determine the purpose of the article for primary data and secondary data. A number of respondents were selected. The findings disclose that majority of respondents don’t know the correct definition of cybercrime and they are not even aware about the laws and punishments for cyber criminals set by the state. Results also indicates that majority of respondent’s care about the religious values and they don’t misuse others’ private information. Laws and punishments are discussed and offered some suggestions by the researcher.

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