The reason for naming the pre-Prophecy era the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah)

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that naming the era before the Muhammadan Prophecy the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) is a reference to ignorance, which is the opposite of forbearance, not the opposite of knowledge; because the Arabs possessed various sciences. What is the validity of this statement? May Allah grant you success.

Answer:
So this is false; on the contrary, the Arabs had a great deal of forbearance. They had forbearance for which they were praised; poets who were praised for their forbearance. This is what is meant by the ignorant, which is the opposite of knowledge; this is what is meant by the ignorant ones. As for his statement that the intended meaning of ignorance is the opposite of forbearance, this is a false interpretation. On the contrary, the Arabs had forbearance, they had intellects, and they had... But what did it benefit them in the face of disbelief?