The world is in the middle of a digital revolution, which is changing how we think about value. The use of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to represent and talk about religious ideas and ideals is one of the most interesting things about this new way of doing things.
NFT is a fairly new technology, but there is a lot of interest in what it can do. There is a lot of excitement about what NFTs could do in different fields, like education and religion. I find it especially interesting that NFTs can help teach and pass on religious values and beliefs.
Deepali Shukla, the founder and managing director of MetaDee, a new London-based NFT marketplace that just released rare handwritten Quran NFTs that date back to the beginning of Islam. The unique Quran manuscript is held by the Custodian Family in Saudi Arabia. It is thought that it was written between 632 and 1100 AD. After a careful study, the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at the University of Oxford validated and confirmed the copies.
Shukla, who has been interested in and collecting art for a long time, told Cointelegraph that she felt she had to connect the real and virtual worlds. She said that in the world of NFT, a digital art token is the same as a real piece of art. When she talked about how important NFTs are in Islamic societies, she emphasized the following:
“Scriptures from ancient times, for example, are often heard but seldom appreciated in their fuller essence. Today, technology allows access to novel treasures from their exclusive realm, while at the same time, manifesting their goodness to the general public.”
When asked if NFTs are halal or haram, Shukla said that Islam is often taught with the goal of adapting to the changing needs of the world. Crescentwealth.com.au says that NFTs could be used as a high-tech way to fight inflation in the financial world. She said that Muslims should remember that an NFT must follow halal rules.
Shukla says that digitizing religious art makes it easier for both the general public and Muslims who follow Islamic culture to see it. She said that it helps spread important messages from Islamic scholars and poets as well as the eternal teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
“With potential to reach non-Muslims and other institutions, NFTs could be easily accessed using mobile, laptop, and a variety of gadgets.”
Shukla thinks that blockchain has the potential to create value and spread Islamic knowledge. She said that colleges can store data on their cloud or network and that users can access it from different platforms.
“Digital learning and project sharing are inherent attributes of NFT technology. Ed-Tech lowers the cost of education, making inclusive learning easier for the underprivileged.”
When asked about what might be good for the Islamic community if NFTs were used correctly, Shukla said that the NFT era seemed to be a sign of good things to come for the Islamic community. She talked about MetaDee’s NFT translation of handwritten Holy Quran texts from 1500 years ago. She said it was like “entering a gold mine of cultural history” and that it wouldn’t have been possible without digitization and tokenization.
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