What is the ruling on saying: "The people are in a state of pre-Islamic ignorance (jahiliyyah)," or similar expressions?
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Question:
Some people say: "The people are in a state of pre-Islamic ignorance (jahiliyyah)?"
Answer:
Most of them are in a state of pre-Islamic ignorance (jahiliyyah), yes. If the intention is the majority, then it is correct.
Q: There is a book titled "Islam Between the Ignorance of Its Children and the Incompetence of Its Scholars." Is this of the same nature?
A: It means the ignorance of its children in general, and the incompetence of its scholars in general. He does not intend all of them.
Q: It seems to generalize in the title?
A: No, that is not his intention. It means it is clear who has this characteristic and who has that characteristic.
Some people say: "The people are in a state of pre-Islamic ignorance (jahiliyyah)?"
Answer:
Most of them are in a state of pre-Islamic ignorance (jahiliyyah), yes. If the intention is the majority, then it is correct.
Q: There is a book titled "Islam Between the Ignorance of Its Children and the Incompetence of Its Scholars." Is this of the same nature?
A: It means the ignorance of its children in general, and the incompetence of its scholars in general. He does not intend all of them.
Q: It seems to generalize in the title?
A: No, that is not his intention. It means it is clear who has this characteristic and who has that characteristic.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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