jahilliya

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noun

A pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.

OriginArabic جَاهِلِيَّة →
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Meanings

nounjahilliya (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamA pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.

Origin

  1. Arabicجَاهِلِيَّة“ignorance”
  2. Englishjahilliya

From Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya, “ignorance”).

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APA

jahilliya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jahilliya

MLA

“jahilliya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jahilliya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jahilliya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jahilliya.

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