The Use of Islamic Story-Based Social Media to Increase Elementary School Students' Interest in Islamic Literacy: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the use of Islamic story-based social media to increase interest in Islamic literacy among elementary school students. The study focuses on how Islamic narratives, packaged in digital format, can shape students' engagement, understanding, and value orientation in contemporary learning contexts. This research uses a digital approach systematic literature review Referring to the PRISMA procedure, we searched for scientific articles from 2021–2026, obtained from indexed databases such as Google Scholar, SINTA, and Scopus. The selection process was rigorously conducted based on topic relevance, publication quality, and methodological suitability. The results of the study indicate that Islamic story-based social media has a high appeal in increasing students' literacy interest because it is able to integrate visual, narrative, and emotional dimensions in one learning experience. Storytelling has been shown to encourage more intense engagement and strengthen value retention compared to conventional textual approaches, so that increased engagement is not always followed by a depth of understanding, requiring targeted pedagogical interventions, integration between Islamic narratives, digital content design, and the role of educators is key in building meaningful Islamic literacy in the digital era.