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Jahiliyyah

Jahiliyyah is a big and difficult word that comes from Arabic language. It means the time before the Prophet Muhammad taught people how to be good and kind to each other. In this time, people didn't know how to behave nicely and they did a lot of bad things like fighting and hurting others. They also worshipped many gods and didn't follow the teachings of one true God.

Prophet Muhammad came to teach people how to live happily and peacefully. He helped them learn about kindness, honesty, and compassion. When people started following his teachings, they stopped doing bad things and started being good to others. This is called Islam.

So, jahiliyyah is a time when people didn't know how to behave nicely and didn't follow the teachings of Islam. But, when Prophet Muhammad came, he taught them about Islam, and they started following it, which made them better people.
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