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'''Jāhilīyya''' (Arabic: الجاهلیة) or the '''Age of Ignorance''' is a terminology of the [[ | {{under construction}} | ||
'''Jāhilīyya''' (Arabic: الجاهلیة) or the '''Age of Ignorance''' is a terminology of the [[Qur'an]] and [[hadith]]s that refers to the lifestyle, conducts and beliefs of Arabs before the emergence of [[Islam]] in [[Arabia]]. The word "jahiliyya" has its root in "jahl". The word "jahl" and its cognates were also used in the Arabic poetry before Islam. The word literally means lack of knowledge, but this usage does not have such implications; rather it refers to a sort of conduct that is so arrogant and self-centered that it does not comply with any power, be it human or divine, right or wrong. | |||
On the whole, hadiths in this regard imply that [[the Prophet (s)]] and [[Imams (a)]] sought to counter and reform the residual practices of Jahiliyya. They sometimes criticized the Jahiliyya bias or zealotry and sometimes its specific manifestations and instances. | On the whole, hadiths in this regard imply that [[the Prophet (s)]] and [[Imams (a)]] sought to counter and reform the residual practices of Jahiliyya. They sometimes criticized the Jahiliyya bias or zealotry and sometimes its specific manifestations and instances. | ||
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===Mawdudi's view=== | ===Mawdudi's view=== | ||
The idea of "modern Jahiliyya" was revived as an independent concept by some scholars in recent decades, mainly as a result of the encounter between the Islamic world and the modern world. For the first time in 1318 S.H. (1939), [[Sayyid 'Abd al-A'la Mawdudi]] (d. 1358 S.H./ 1979), the Pakistani religious leader and politician, talked about modernity as the modern Jahiliyya. He intended the term to include all governmental systems and socio-political viewpoints that are incompatible with Islamic ethics and cultures. He considered both the Communist and the Western worlds to be examples of modern Jahiliyya. Mawdudi's views were circulated in the Arabic world by the translation of his works into Arabic in 1950s (1330s S.H.). | The idea of "modern Jahiliyya" was revived as an independent concept by some scholars in recent decades, mainly as a result of the encounter between the Islamic world and the modern world. For the first time in 1318 S.H. (1939), [[Sayyid 'Abd al-A'la Mawdudi]] (d. 1358 S.H./ 1979), the Pakistani religious leader and politician, talked about modernity as the modern Jahiliyya. He intended the term to include all governmental systems and socio-political viewpoints that are incompatible with Islamic ethics and cultures. He considered both the Communist and the Western worlds to be examples of modern Jahiliyya. Mawdudi's views were circulated in the Arabic world by the translation of his works into Arabic in 1950s (1330s S.H.). | ||
===Sayyid Qutb's view=== | ===Sayyid Qutb's view=== | ||
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===Shari'ati's view=== | ===Shari'ati's view=== | ||
[['Ali Shari'ati]] has also talked about Jahiliyya in some of his works, such as ''Bazgasht'' (The return) and ''Ba mukhatabhayi ashna'' (With familiar audiences). | [['Ali Shari'ati]] has also talked about Jahiliyya in some of his works, such as ''Bazgasht'' (The return) and ''Ba mukhatabhayi ashna'' (With familiar audiences). | ||
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