ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) FOR RELIGIOUS TEXTS – A SYSTEMATIC MAPPING STUDY

Abstract

The rapid advancement of technology is profoundly reshaping many aspects of human life. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are emerging as transformative forces, altering problem-solving approaches and solution derivation. Given the profound importance of religion and religious texts in individuals' lives, the impact of AI on this domain is a significant inquiry. This study presents a comprehensive and unbiased overview of the application of AI and NLP works for religious texts, focusing on religious texts containing Islamic religious text and biblical text. A Systematic Mapping Study was done of AI works on religious texts following established guidelines to examine the existing corpus of AI and NLP work focused on religious texts. 41 studies were analyzed in relation to the two research inquiries. The lack of research on the implementation of AI in religious texts is highlighted, and the limitations of AI usage in this area are discussed. The outcomes reveal that the current methodologies, lacking the employment of any Large Language Models (LLMs), and GPT (Generative Pre-training Transformer) could address complex issues.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, AI, Natural Language Processing, NLP, Religious Text, Fiqh Text, Islamic Jurisprudence text, Systematic Mapping Study, LLM.