Jahiliyya: Difference between revisions

The way the word "jahiliyya" is used in hadiths shows that it was a common word used to refer to certain mores and conducts before the [[bi'that]] of the Prophet (s). In general, hadiths imply that the Prophet (s) and Imams (a) sought to counter the residues of Jahiliyya thoughts and practices among Muslims. They sometimes reproached its foundations, such as Jahiliyya biases and zealotries, and sometimes illustrated and criticized particular instances of its associated thoughts and practices.

Some hadiths show that the Prophet (s)'s [[Sahaba]] sometimes reviewed the memories of their lives and culture during the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyya). The Prophet (s) told them that if they rightly commit to Islam, they will not be punished for what they did during the period of Jahiliyya, though he ordered them to be committed to pacts they had made during Jahiliyya.

Some of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]'s sermons imply that during Jahiliyya, people of Arab had unpleasant foods and drinks as well as inappropriate family and social relations; in general, they had inappropriate, disgusting styles of lives. Similar remarks are made by [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib]]—the head of Muslims in the [[migration to Abyssinia]]—to the king of Abyssinia. Similar points are also made by [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] in her speech in the Prophet (s)'s Mosque after his demise.