What does Al-jahlya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-jahlya (جاهلية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-jahlya

Al-jahlya according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

The ignorance and error the Arabs were upon before Islam; in the Quran: "Stay in your houses and do not display yourselves as in the former pagandom" (al-Ahzab 33:33).

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