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'''Jāhilīyya''' (Arabic:{{InlineArabic| 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" is from the root J-H-L. The word "jahl" (ignorance) 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. | '''Jāhilīyya''' (Arabic:{{InlineArabic| 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" is from the root J-H-L. The word "jahl" (ignorance) 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. | ||