The Characteristics of Arab Jahili Culture and the Connection between Them from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of History of Islamic Iran, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

2 Ph.D Candidate of History of Islam, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

3 Associate Professor of History of Islam, University of Esfahan, Esfahan, Iran

10.22081/hiq.2023.57182.2025

Abstract

The actions of any society reflect the culture of that society, and the correct understanding of the thoughts, behaviors and events of any society is in regard with the culture dominating that society. The culture of Jahili society had also a direct effect on the behavior of the Arabs, and it can be said that the roots of some Muslims' disputes, such as the events following the death of the Prophet go back to the Arab tribal culture that remained from Jahili era.
This research has investigated the main characteristics of Arab Jahili culture and their constituent elements as well as the relationship between the characteristics through the descriptive-analytical method from the perspective of the Holy Qoran. The findings of this research indicate that the characteristics of Arab Jahili culture in view of Qoran can be categorized into three intellectual, value based and behavioral systems. The intellectual and value-based systems had a mutual relationship with each other and they developed a special behavioral system. The elements of intellectual system were of a superstitious basis, and the elements of value based system had a superstitious and materialistic basis; moreover, the elements of the behavioral system arose from two intellectual and value based systems were also often identified with the materialistic characteristics.

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Article Title [العربیة]

خصائص ثقافة عرب الجاهلیّة و ارتباطها من منظار القرآن الکریم

Abstract [العربیة]

یمکن لسلوکیّات وردّات فعل أی مجتمع أن تأخذ شکلها على ضوء ثقافة ذلک المجتمع، و الفهم الصحیح للأفکار، السلوکیات والأحداث فی کل مجتمع، وهذا یرتبط بالثقافة الحاکمة فیه. کان لثقافة المجتمع الجاهلی التأثیر المباشر على سلوکیّات العرب، و یمکن القول أنّ أصل بعض الخلافات بین المسلمین، کالأحداث التی تلت وفاة الرسول الأکرم، تعود الى الثقافة القبلیّة العربیة المتبقیّة من العصر الجاهلی. یتناول هذا البحث الخصائص الأساسیة لثقافة عرب الجاهلیة و العناصر المکوّنة لها، بالإضافة إلى دراسة العلاقة بین هذه الخصائص من منظار القرآن الکریم، و ذلک بالاستناد على المنهج الوصفی التحلیلی. تشیر نتائج هذا البحث إلى أن خصائص ثقافة عرب الجاهلیة یمکن تقسیمها إلى ثلاث منظومات: الفکریّة، القیَمیّة، و السلوکیّة، و قد کانت علاقة المنظومة الفکریة و القیمیة عند عرب الجاهلیة ذات اتجاهین، فکلاهما أنتج منظومة سلوکیّة معیّنة. یمکن القول أنّه من منظار القرآن الکریم، فإنّ عناصر المنظومة الفکریة فی العصر الجاهلی، کانت مبنیّة على أساس الخرافة و المادّة، أما عناصر المنظومة السلوکیّة و التی کانت نتاج المنظومتین الفکریّة و القیمیّة، کانت تُعرف فی أغلب الأحیان بسمات مادیّة.

Keywords [العربیة]

  • القرآن الکریم
  • رسول الله6
  • ثقافة العصر الجاهلی
  • الثقافة القبلیّة
  • تاریخ صدر الإسلام

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