INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -(3, 137 words) This phrase is a common translation of the Arabic word jāhiliyya used by Muslims to refer to the historical period in west-central Arabia covering the centuries immediately prior to the mission of Muḥammad, a period characterized by ignorance of the divine truth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arabian polytheism, the dominant form of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, was based on veneration of deities and spirits. Worship was directed to various gods and goddesses, including Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, al-’Uzzā, and Manāt, at local shrines and temples such as the Kaaba in Mecca.

Detailed explanation-3: -Later generations would count this event, known as the hijra, as the start of the Islamic era.

Detailed explanation-4: -: existing prior to the development and acceptance of Islam.