Penguatan Literasi Digital Masyarakat Melalui Digitalisasi Pemikiran Sunan Kalijaga Sebagai Upaya Pelestarian Budaya Islam Lokal

Abstract

In the digital era, many young generations show a declining interest in local culture. As a result, local cultural traditions are gradually fading from community life, especially those introduced by Sunan Kalijaga, such as wayang performances, gamelan, and traditional tembang. As the authors, we conducted this study to analyze Sunan Kalijaga’s ideas in integrating Islam with Javanese culture and to formulate a digital literacy–based approach for digitizing and disseminating his intellectual heritage in the digital age. Using Paul Gilster’s digital literacy theory and a qualitative methodology based on library research and content analysis, this study examines manuscripts, tembang, cultural symbols, and folk narratives that represent Sunan Kalijaga’s dakwah values. The findings indicate that his culturally adaptive approach to local traditions can serve as a strategic foundation for inclusive and contextual digital dakwah. The digitization of his ideas through media such as YouTube, e-literature, and cultural applications has the potential to strengthen Islamic identity grounded in local wisdom while addressing the challenges faced by digital-native generations. This study offers a digital knowledge management model that can serve as a reference for developing Islamic–Javanese literacy among young people.