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"The definition of the term ((jaahiliyyah)) is..."
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Concerning the Muhaddith, the Shaykh - Hammaad ibn Muhammad al-Ansaaree (rahima-hullaah), it has been narrated by his son 'Abdul-Awwal that the Shaykh said:

"Indeed, the definition of the term ((jaahiliyyah)) is to say: It is the period which was before the Prophethood of Muhammad (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam)."

al-Majmoo' fee Tarjamatil-Muhaddith Shaykh Hammaad ibn Muhammad al-Ansaaree wa Seeratihi wa Aqwaalihi - Volume 2, Quote No.135, Page 495