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* The [[Quran, 3]]:154, "they think of Allah thoughts that were not true, the thought of ignorance (jahiliyya)", reproaches some people because of untrue thoughts about [[God]]. [[Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari|Al-Tabari]] takes the verse to refer to [[hypocrisy|hypocrites]] who thought wrongly about God and [[the Prophet (s)]]. [[Fadl b. Hasan al-Tabrisi|Al-Tabrisi]] takes the "thought of ignorance" to be the thought entertained by hypocrites to the effect that God will not help the Prophet (s) and his [[Companions of the Prophet (s)|companions]]. However, [['Allama Tabataba'i]] maintains that the "thought of ignorance" refers to the thought entertained by some Muslims that because they converted to [[Islam]], they should definitely win all the battles, and God is required to unconditionally help His religion and its followers.
* The [[Quran, 3]]:154, "they think of Allah thoughts that were not true, the thought of ignorance (jahiliyya)", reproaches some people because of untrue thoughts about [[God]]. [[Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari|Al-Tabari]] takes the verse to refer to [[hypocrisy|hypocrites]] who thought wrongly about God and [[the Prophet (s)]]. [[Fadl b. Hasan al-Tabrisi|Al-Tabrisi]] takes the "thought of ignorance" to be the thought entertained by hypocrites to the effect that God will not help the Prophet (s) and his [[Companions of the Prophet (s)|companions]]. However, [['Allama Tabataba'i]] maintains that the "thought of ignorance" refers to the thought entertained by some Muslims that because they converted to [[Islam]], they should definitely win all the battles, and God is required to unconditionally help His religion and its followers.


* The [[Quran, 5]]:50: "do they then seek after a judgment of ignorance (jahiliyya)?" The judgment of ignorance refers to a sort of whimsical judgment not based on any revelation or a book. The verse encompasses anyone who seeks after a judgment other than that of God. 'Allama Tabataba'i appealed to a [[hadith]] from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] to conclude that judgments are either divine or out of ignorance (jahiliyya).
* The [[Quran, 5]]:50: "do they then seek after a judgment of ignorance (jahiliyya)?" The judgment of ignorance refers to a sort of whimsical judgment not based on any [[revelation]] or a book. The verse encompasses anyone who seeks after a judgment other than that of God. 'Allama Tabataba'i appealed to a [[hadith]] from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] to conclude that judgments are either divine or out of ignorance (jahiliyya).


* The [[Quran, 33]]:33: "make not a dazzling display, like that of the former times of ignorance". [[:Category:Wives of the Prophet (s)|The Prophet (s)'s wives]], as well as other Muslim women, are prohibited by this verse from displaying themselves the way women in the Age of Jahiliyya displayed themselves, such as arrogant walking or showing their ornaments to men.
* The [[Quran, 33]]:33: "make not a dazzling display, like that of the former times of ignorance". [[:Category:Wives of the Prophet (s)|The Prophet (s)'s wives]], as well as other Muslim women, are [[Haram (forbidden)|prohibited]] by this [[verse]] from displaying themselves the way women in the Age of Jahiliyya displayed themselves, such as arrogant walking or showing their ornaments to men.


* The [[Quran, 48]]:26: "when the unbelievers established in their hearts zealotry, the zealotry of ignorance (Jahiliyya)". The "zealotry of ignorance" refers to the bigotry of Arabs in the Age of Ignorance for their [[idol]]s preventing them from enlightened thinking, such as thinking about the Prophet (s)'s message. According to [[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]], zealotry is a bad personal character, and "zealotry of ignorance" is doubly so.
* The [[Quran, 48]]:26: "when the unbelievers established in their hearts zealotry, the zealotry of ignorance (Jahiliyya)". The "zealotry of ignorance" refers to the bigotry of Arabs in the Age of Ignorance for their [[idol]]s preventing them from enlightened thinking, such as thinking about the Prophet (s)'s message. According to [[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]], zealotry is a bad personal character, and "zealotry of ignorance" is doubly so.


===Some traditions and practices of Jahiliyya===
===Some traditions and practices of Jahiliyya===
Here are some traditions and practices of Jahiliyya that the Quran has referred to:
Here are some traditions and practices of Jahiliyya that the [[Qur'an]] has referred to:
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* [[Polytheism]]
* [[Polytheism]]
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* Burying one's daughters alive
* Burying one's daughters alive


* Drinking wine
* [[Drinking wine]]


* [[Usury]]
* [[Usury]]
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