Jahiliyya

Jahiliyya

1. The 4 Types

   • Belief System (Dhannal Jahiliyya)
     • Had the wrong idea about Allah. Believed and worshipped idols
     • Bedouin Polytheism was the dominant religion although there was some Jews and Christians
   • Social Norms (Tabarrujul Jahiliyya)
     • People at this time used to show off about everything whether it be wealth or the status or their clothes.
     • The main things that took place during this time
       • Female infantice
         • Arabs were embarrassed at the birth of baby daughters
           • Led to some fathers burying them alive
       • Poor women rights
         • Didn't have the right to inheritance
         • A women had no right on her husband
         • They didn't really have a status of any kind other than sex objects
         • They didn't have the right to free speech
       • Gambling
       • Drinking
   • Judicial System (Hukmal Jahiliyya)
     • No laws and no justice so the powerful tribes and powerful clans would win
   • Loyalty Systemm (Hamiyatul Jahiliyya)
     • All Arabs were loyal to the clan they were from. They would fight and die for thier clans

2. Tribal Clan System

   • Moral and social status
     • determined by their tribal clan
   • Tribal clans offer protection
   • Usually boastful, loyal and violent
   • No tribe
     • Become a slave

3. The tribes

   • Kanna Tribe
     • Uzza was the God of these two tribes In Mecca
     • Worshipped the moon
   • Quraysh Tribe
     • known as prolific merchant traders
     • also controlled the Ka'aba
     • split into the Banu Hashim tribe
       • In which the Prophet Muhammad was born
   • Thaqif Tribe
     • Lat
       • An idol fixed at Taif as a diety of the Thaqif tribe.
   • Banu Aws Tribe
     • Manat was the diety of these tribes in Medina
   • Banu Khazraj Tribe