Keywords
Muslim Women
Qur'an
Abdullah Saeed
Social Media
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Abstract
This research aims to reconstruct the concept of Muslim women's self-esteem based on the values of the Qur'an to be relevant to the challenges of social media in the digital era. The research uses a qualitative approach based on literature studies with the main sources of the Qur'an, books of tafsir, Abdullah Saeed's works, psychological literature, and previous research on self-esteem and social media. The analysis was carried out through Abdullah Saeed's contextual approach with the content analysis method. This study does not use research locations, surveys, instruments, software, or special equipment because all data comes from literature studies. The results of the study show that Muslim women's self-esteem is built through awareness of human glory as a creation of Allah, appreciation of self-identity, and piety as the main measure of glory, so that it can be an alternative to self-esteem standards centered on physical appearance and social media validation. The limitation of this research lies in its conceptual nature so that it does not involve empirical data. This research is expected to contribute to the development of the study of Qur'an interpretation, Islamic psychology, character education, and mental health assistance for Muslim women. The novelty of the research lies in the integration of Abdullah Saeed's contextual approach with the concept of Muslim women's self-esteem in facing social media challenges.
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