Mohammed, TawffeekSaidi, MustaphaPanday, Rushana2026-10-142026-10-142026https://hdl.handle.net/10566/25600The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed the global adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), radically reshaping teaching and learning. Driven by contextual urgency, many HEIs, including accredited Muslim Institutions of Higher Learning (MIHL), implemented education technologies (EdTech) to facilitate remote learning and educational continuity. However, this transition occurred with limited critical engagement with the ethico-quality implications of 4IR and the national mandates surrounding it. Against this background, this study investigates the contextual appropriateness of national 4IR PSET discourse for MIHL.enFourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)Muslim Institutions of Higher Learning (MIHL)quality assurancecontent analysisthematic analysisDeveloping an ethical and quality-oriented framework for teaching and learning Arabic and Islamic studies in the age of the fourth industrial revolutionThesis