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Article Title: An Islamic Overview of the Impact of Social Networking on Youth towards National Development: A Case Study of Faculty of Humanities Northwest University Students
by Khadija Sani Ya'u

Abstract:
The invention of social networking comes along with great advantages and has help in turning the world into a global village. However, bringing the whole world together into communication has brought different civilizations, different ideologies, different upbringing, and different moral values into unison. This entanglement has its pros and cons. The youth, who have a great role in national building, have been affected as well and this is a threat to national development. Islam on the other hand has made newly invented things permissible apart from those prohibited for us. However, there are certain guidelines we must follow. This paper finds out the impacts of Social Networking on youth which will eventually affect national development whether positively or otherwise as the youths are the building blocks of every society. The paper then attempts an Islamic evaluation of the findings looking at the Islamic standpoint on the issues raised. Questionnaires method of research was used to find out how the youth especially of the Faculty of Humanities, Northwest University Kano were affected by social networking especially regarding their use of time and productivity. The research finds out that majority of the youth of Faculty of Humanities, Northwest University Kano were not excessively affected by social networking, however, a valuable amount were affected. Finally, recommendations are proffered on how to harmonize social networking with Islamic teachings.

Keywords: Islamic Overview, Impact, Social Networking, Youth, National Development

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