مستوى الوعي بالوسطية في الإسلام وعلاقته بالاتجاه نحو التطرف لدى عينة من طلاب جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز

Abstract EN

The study aimed to investigate the level of awareness of the concept of moderation in Islam and the attitude towards extremism, the relationship between level of awareness of moderation in Islam and the attitude towards extremism, and gender differences among a sample of King Abdulaziz University students.

A random sample of 324 students with an age range between 18-29 years (M = 21.32; SD = 3.11) was recruited.

Two measures were administered, the scale of awareness of moderation in Islam and the extremism scale.

The results of the study indicated that there was a high level of awareness of the concept of moderation in Islam, and a high level of the attitude towards extremism among the students.

A significant negative correlation was found between awareness of the concept of moderation in Islam and the attitude towards extremism, but there were no statistically significant differences according to gender and specialization in both awareness of the concept of moderation in Islam and the attitude towards extremism.

The study recommends cultural awareness through holding seminars, religious lectures, media, and social programs, which would contribute to spreading a culture of moderation, tolerance, and peace among the members of society.