The term Jahiliyya, which traditionally refers to humanity's state of barbaric ignorance before the revelation of Islam, to modern-day Muslim societies. The removal of Islamic law and religious values (particularly after the period of barbaric European colonization) had left the Muslim world in a condition of debased ignorance, similar to that of the pre-Islamic era (i.e. Jahiliyya).
Mankind today is on the brink of a precipice, not because of the danger of complete annihilation which is hanging over its head-this being just a symptom and not the real disease -but because humanity is devoid of those vital values which are necessary not only for its healthy development but also for its real progress. Even the Western world realises that Western civilization is unable to present any healthy values for the guidance of mankind. It knows that it does not possess anything which will satisfy its own conscience and justify its existence.
2006-08-14
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