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The way the word "jahiliyya" is used in [[hadith]]s shows that it was a common word used to refer to certain mores and conducts before the [[bi'tha]] 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. | The way the word "jahiliyya" is used in [[hadith]]s shows that it was a common word used to refer to certain mores and conducts before the [[bi'tha]] 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 | Some hadiths show that the [[Prophet's (s) companions]] sometimes reviewed the memories of their lives and culture during the Age of Ignorance. 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 | Some of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]'s [[sermon]]s 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 [[Al-Masjid al-Nabawi|Prophet's Mosque]] after his demise. | ||
In Shiite hadiths, the following are mentioned as instances of Jahiliyya practices: | In [[Shiite]] hadiths, the following are mentioned as instances of Jahiliyya practices: | ||
* Jahiliyya zealotry | * Jahiliyya zealotry | ||
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* Taking sides with wrongdoers of one's own tribe over righteous people from other tribes when there was a quarrel between the two | * Taking sides with wrongdoers of one's own tribe over righteous people from other tribes when there was a quarrel between the two | ||
* Drinking wine | * [[Drinking wine]] | ||
* Making no will before one's death | * Making no will before one's death | ||