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jahiliya

jahiliya is the alternative spelling of Jahiliyyah.

Meaning of Jahiliyyah

Proper noun

Jahiliyyah

  1. (religious) The supposed condition of ignorance, barbarism and unbelief, that, according to Islamic tradition, was prevalent in Arabia before the coming of Islam.
    • Some valuable chapters are occupied with the drawing of parallels between the Arabian Jāhiliyyah, or pre-Islamic period, and Greek heroic antiquity; some others with the history of Arabic poetry, and an endeavour to define the characteristics of the different periods and their chief representatives.1834: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, page 422 (Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society)

Questions about jahiliya

What is jahiliya the alternative spelling of?
Jahiliya is the alternative spelling of Jahiliyyah.

Words near jahiliya in the dictionary

  1. Jahangirnagar
  2. Jahannam
  3. Jahaveh
  4. Jahbulon
  5. Jahchan
  6. jahiliya
  7. Jahiliyya
  8. jahiliyyah
  9. jahilliya
  10. Jahleelite
  11. Jahleelites

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