The phrase "the pre-Islamic age of ignorance of the twentieth century": do its proponents intend to declare the communities disbelievers, as in their books? Is this phrase invalid?
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The questioner : The phrase... in the age of the atom and the pre-Islamic age of ignorance of the twentieth century; its proponents intend to declare the communities disbelievers.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Its proponents intend to declare the communities disbelievers, as evidenced by...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Its proponents, meaning those who say this, intend to declare the communities disbelievers.
The Shaykh : Declaring a disbeliever.
The questioner : The communities, as evidenced by, O Shaykh, the fact that it has been mentioned in some of their books that the one who calls to prayer from the minaret is merely repeating empty words.
The Shaykh : This is not the case.
The questioner : This is the reality, O Shaykh, regarding these phrases that the youth follow.
The Shaykh : The phrase "the pre-Islamic age of ignorance of the twentieth century" is not supported unless they interpret it in a way we do not know.
The questioner : So we say it is better to leave it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : If that is their intention, we say it is better to leave it.
The Shaykh : We do not say "leave it"; we say it is not permissible to use it at all, but its wording does not imply that.
The questioner : The author of the book *The Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance of the Twentieth Century*
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The author of the book *The Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance of the Twentieth Century* mentioned in the introduction that he does not declare the community disbelievers, and he said: It does not follow that a person in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is a disbeliever, and he cited the hadith of Abu Dharr.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is authentic, and he also mentioned some...
The Shaykh : The important point is that this word does not imply that they are disbelievers; it implies that they were ignorant, and there is no doubt that ignorance exists.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Its proponents intend to declare the communities disbelievers, as evidenced by...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Its proponents, meaning those who say this, intend to declare the communities disbelievers.
The Shaykh : Declaring a disbeliever.
The questioner : The communities, as evidenced by, O Shaykh, the fact that it has been mentioned in some of their books that the one who calls to prayer from the minaret is merely repeating empty words.
The Shaykh : This is not the case.
The questioner : This is the reality, O Shaykh, regarding these phrases that the youth follow.
The Shaykh : The phrase "the pre-Islamic age of ignorance of the twentieth century" is not supported unless they interpret it in a way we do not know.
The questioner : So we say it is better to leave it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : If that is their intention, we say it is better to leave it.
The Shaykh : We do not say "leave it"; we say it is not permissible to use it at all, but its wording does not imply that.
The questioner : The author of the book *The Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance of the Twentieth Century*
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The author of the book *The Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance of the Twentieth Century* mentioned in the introduction that he does not declare the community disbelievers, and he said: It does not follow that a person in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is a disbeliever, and he cited the hadith of Abu Dharr.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is authentic, and he also mentioned some...
The Shaykh : The important point is that this word does not imply that they are disbelievers; it implies that they were ignorant, and there is no doubt that ignorance exists.