Pre-Islam And Al-Jahiliyah Age After Islam

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The overarching term or the notion of pre-Islam "Jahiliyah" which some researchers preferred , despite the claims of justification they offered; only deals with determining the temporal dimension of the-mostly-religious standpoints about pre-Islamic era and cannot (To a certain extent) alternatively be done from the scientific or social standpoints . This does not include another indications that Arabs lived in a complete intellectual dimness with no moralities before Islam nor does it indicate that they experienced an absolute enlightenment stage after Islam ,on the contrary of what is perceived about the pre-Islamic era as being the "Jahiliyah" age ; There were a plethora of men that didn’t only have thick skins with empty souls but rather …show more content…
Although written Arabic was existent before Islam in a rare manner both in urban cities and in Badias "the desert”, for example the famous written pendants "Al-Mualaqatt" that were attached to the walls of K 'aaba by Qurish .In this manner Al-Baghdadi says » In Al-Jahiliyah a man who recites poetry the in the ends of the earth is not cared about, nor desired by one until he comes to Mecca during the pilgrimage season,and so he displays his poetry to the clubs of Quraish, if they liked it, his poetry becomes his pride and is hanged on the corner of the Kaaba so that it may be seen , but if they do not like it no one cares about it”. However on the other hand oral composition or orals in general dictated the transportation of Arabic literature and poetry. With that in mind Uthman picked up the necessity of reserving the oral literature and engraving it in solid matter -in an official manner too- due to the vast populations of people entering Islam or under Islamic rule from all different social and religious backgrounds in the expanded Muslim Caliphate , in order to ensure the reservation of the true writings of the Quran and that the way people comprehended it and understood it was sound. Thereupon there were many consequences to this great contribution by Uthman.” (The Qur 'an) was memorised by Mohammed and then dictated to his companions, and written down by scribes, who cross-checked it during his lifetime. Not one word of its 114 chapters (suras) have ever been changed over the centuries. (Understanding Islam and the Muslims, The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Inc. (pamphlet) Nov. 1991).In addition to its reservation Uthman made sure that the official version was to be printed and sent all over the corners of the Caliphate which had a great impact on

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