Jahiliyyah

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Jahiliyyah.
   alt-of, alternative
2. The supposed condition of ignorance, barbarism and unbelief, that, according to Islamic tradition, was prevalent in Arabia before the coming of Islam.

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Examples

“Some valuable chapters are occupied with the drawing of parallels between the Arabian Jāhiliyyah, or pre-Islamic period, and Greek heroic antiquity; some others with the history of Arabic poetry, and an endeavour to define⟳ the characteristics of the different periods and their chief representatives.”

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