The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1131 page)
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Jahannam:
J
hil
y(y)a
hily(y)a(Arab.,
j
hil
, ‘untaught’). The state of ignorance understood to have characterized Arabian society prior to Islam. The
j
hil
is the ignorant person with (because of lack of the truth) an accompanying wildness or uncouthness. In Islam today there are those who see in W. secularism a new j
hil
ya and who anathematize some expressions of Islam itself by this term.
j
hil, ‘untaught’). The state of ignorance understood to have characterized Arabian society prior to Islam. The
j
hilis the ignorant person with (because of lack of the truth) an accompanying wildness or uncouthness. In Islam today there are those who see in W. secularism a new j
hilya and who anathematize some expressions of Islam itself by this term.Jahnu
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