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jahilliya

jahilliya noun: a pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.

Noun

jahilliya (uncountable)

  1. A pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.

Origin of jahilliya

From Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya, “ignorance”).

Questions about jahilliya

What does jahilliya mean?
Jahilliya means a pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.
What part of speech is jahilliya?
Jahilliya is a noun.

Words near jahilliya in the dictionary

  1. Jahbulon
  2. Jahchan
  3. jahiliya
  4. Jahiliyya
  5. jahiliyyah
  6. jahilliya
  7. Jahleelite
  8. Jahleelites
  9. Jahn
  10. Jahn-Teller effect
  11. Jahn-Teller effects

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