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Habibia Islamicus Vol.03Issue:01 (2019)Effects of Socialization...of Al-Suffah Islamic Uni...111A COMPARATIVE STUDY RELATED TO THE EFFECTS OF SOCIALIZATION AND SOCIAL NETWORKS ON THE STUDENTS OF AL-SUFFAH ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY AND THE MODERN UNIVERSITIES IN KARACHI CITYSadia Baqar, Research Scholar, Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi, sadiabaqar@hotmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-1653Muhammad Osama Shafiq,Department of Mass Communication,University of Karachi, osamashafiq@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0789-4388ABSTRACT: The phenomenon of socialization and its uses for learning has been underinvestigation since ages.AlmightyAllah (SWT) sent His messengers, who were mastersin mass communication and socialization to expound and direct the nations pointing to the virtuous direction. When the lustre of Islam appeared in the Arab world, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) particularly used socialization to teach and preach the community a correct way of life defined by the ultimate Divine. In this modern age, social networking sites have gained wider usability and acceptability and undoubtedly became an obligatory instrument of interaction amid thestudents specifically at the advanced level of education. In this paper we did a comparative analysis between the student of first Islamic University (Suffah) and the modern universities against the effects of socialization and social networksby applyingthe Social Gratification Theory to observe behaviour and effects of social networking sites (WhatsApp and Facebook) on modern university’s students; all thedata was collected form graduate and undergraduate students from five major public sector universities in Karachi. The findings revealed that Social Networking Sites (Facebook and WhatsApp) do not increase the interaction between students and teachers which tends to decline their learning outcomes. In comparison, socialization increased the interactionand augmented the learning outcomes as seen in the students at Al-Suffah University. This study demonstrates a connection between adverse and innovative qualities of Social Networking sites and displays the paths for upcoming studies by enabling an improved understanding of usage of Social Networks. KEYWORDS: Effects of socializationof Al-Suffah Islamic University, Al-Suffah University and Modern Universitiesin Karachi, Social Networking sites, Ashabe Suffah, First Islamic University. IntroductionThere is no such region in the world where Islam has not put the light of guidance and assistance likewise not a single moment in human life when the wisdom has not aided humanity togovern this worldsystematically(Altaf Hussain 2018).Socialization and interaction are the secretsof learning;for this experimenthas been under exploration for a long time. In the early ages Prophetswereused to create a bond with society via socialization and then tried to disseminate the message. Although, there are various dissimilarities regarding the education system of modern and ancient societies for many aspects like socialization, education, culture, educational institutions and so on, however, the main concept of education scheme was to educate and guide their people. In this paper we are trying to emphasize a comparative analysis between the first Islamic University (Suffah) and modern universities on the basis of socialization and social network effects over their students. Social Networks although a new terminology which was coined after the invention of the internet, whereas socialization is an oldest methodology of
Habibia Islamicus Vol.03Issue:01 (2019)Effects of Socialization...of Al-Suffah Islamic Uni...112interaction and association, thus, social networks actually a new and modified form of the socialization. Ultimately, both types of socializations helps university students to structure a new dimension of analysis related to the effects of physical socializations and virtual socializations.Institutions interact with each other in the continuous process of civilization. In the past, when moral and ethical values started deteriorating in the societies, Allah (SWT) sent His messenger(s) for the welfare and guidance of mankind. Each messenger was sent solely for specific society but Allah (SWT) sent His BelovedProphet Muhammad (peace be upon him) towards all humanity as Allah (SWT) said (interpretation of the meaning)“Allah revealed to His messenger the Qur’an by which to guide peopleand We have not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most of men know not”(AlQuraan Sabah 34:28).Studying human history reveals to us that when our Lord created the first human Adam (AS), He ornamented him with the knowledge. Therefore, all prophets and messengers preached their people to acquire the quality of knowledge specially, so they cannot deviate from the true essence of life(Rafiq 2018)1.In this context, when we see the first revelation sent to our Prophet (PBUH) was about gaining knowledge.“Read! In the name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).Read! and your Lord is the most generous”(AlQuran Al Alaq 1-3).In today’s era,there are serious threats to our social structure and culture that can only be moulded and refuted byteachers andundoubtedly our Holy Prophet’s (peace be upon Him) life is the greatest source of guidance for all teachers. By following the footprints of Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon Him) our teachers can take our nation towards unparalleled prosperity and growth(Nasir Majeed Malik 2017).Literature ReviewThe Al-SuffahAfter the migration of our holy prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions to Madinah Al-Munawwara, the practice to spreading Islam continued rather increased, for which, Prophet’s mosque was the centre of social activities at that time. Under the supreme instructions of Muhammad (PBUH) a shade of date trees’ branches was erected at the same place where old Qibla was used to be and the name given to that quarter was Al-Suffah means courtyard(Naseem 2007).Ashab-e-SuffahThey were usually unmarried, young and poor citizens and immigrants who did not have anywhere else to go. They dwell at Al-Suffah and all the basic necessities of life were provided to them. Their sole occupation was to spend all their time learning and studying with the Prophet (SAW)(Elahi 2001).They surrendered all the attractions of this divine world for the sake of knowledge and entirely presented themselves to please Allah (SWT) and His messenger (SAW) as they were extremely devoted to
Sadia Baqar, Muhammad Osama Shafiq. (2019) A Comparative Study Related To The Effects Of Socialization And Social Networks On The Students Of Al-suffah Islamic University And The Modern Universities In Karachi City, Habibia Islamicus, Volume-03, Issue-1.
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