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Ignorance in the Islamic View

Ignorance:

The concept of “jahiliyyah” (ignorance) in the Quran is attributed to
four features in progression, which when combined eventually lead a society to ruin:

1. Thann al jahiliyya (assuming the worst of Allah or other people)
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2. Tabbarruj al jahiliyyah (violating the codes of decency by beautifying oneself inappropriately)
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3. Himyat al jahiliyyah (making affiliations rooted in an ignorant sense of superiority, tribalism or nationalism);
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4.  Hukm al jahiliyyah, ruling the entire society with ignorance
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