Might mean (unverified): Ignorance of divine guidance pre-Islam.
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▸ noun:  (Islam) A pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.

Similar:
jahiliyyah, jahiliya, jahalia, Jahannam, dajjaal, jehadism, taqiyya, djehad, jehad, jehadi, more...

Opposite:
enlightenment, knowledge, education

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Similar:
jahiliyyah, jahiliya, jahalia, Jahannam, dajjaal, jehadism, taqiyya, djehad, jehad, jehadi, more...

Opposite:
enlightenment, knowledge, education



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