The Benefit of Studying Matters of the Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance
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Question:
Is the crow in studying this administration that the scholars of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) imitated it? Or is it knowing its fixed signs in every era? And how do we benefit from this administration?
Answer:
The intended meaning is the camels. The intended meaning is that we know the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) so that we can avoid them, and likewise, so that we call people to oppose them and avoid them, and we warn people against them. This is the purpose, because the purpose is not knowledge alone, but knowledge must be accompanied by action and calling to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Is the crow in studying this administration that the scholars of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) imitated it? Or is it knowing its fixed signs in every era? And how do we benefit from this administration?
Answer:
The intended meaning is the camels. The intended meaning is that we know the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) so that we can avoid them, and likewise, so that we call people to oppose them and avoid them, and we warn people against them. This is the purpose, because the purpose is not knowledge alone, but knowledge must be accompanied by action and calling to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Source
شرح مسائل الجاهلية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من المسألة السادسة عشرة بعد المائة : التناقض الواضح لما كذبوا بالحق — islamhouse.com (1:08:43)
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