A cikin yankin tsibirin Larabawa, tsakanin tuddan yashi na Makka ne Allah (SWT) ya aiki Manzonsa Muhammad ﷺ zuwa ga mutane, ɗauke da saƙon Musulunci, wanda ya ƙunshi tsarin rayuwa da Mahaliccinsu ya zaɓa musu. Kafin zuwansa, mutane suna rayuwa cikin jahilci da son kai, inda mai ƙarfi yake mamaye da zalunta marar ƙarfi. Ga taƙaitaccen kallo kan yadda rayuwa take a zamanin jahiliyya:

It was in the Arabian peninsula, among the sandhills of Makkah, that Allah (swt) sent His Messenger Muhammad (saw) to mankind bearing the message of Islam, containing the system of life that their Creator has chosen for them. Before its advent, people used to live a life of ignorance and selfishness, where the strong would dominate and oppress the weak. Here is a quick look at how life used to be in the days of ignorance :

* Biyayyar mutum ta fara ne ga iyalinsa, sannan ga kabilarsa. Duk matsayin da iyali ko kabila za ta ɗauka, zai goya musu baya ko sun yi adalci ko ba su yi ba. Yaƙe-yaƙe tsakanin kabilu sun yi yawa ƙwarai, kuma saboda dalilai marasa ma'ana har suna iya ci gaba tsawon shekaru. Wani yaƙi tsakanin kabilu biyu saboda raƙumi ɗaya ya ɗauki shekaru da dama.

* A person’s allegiance was to his family and then to his tribe. Whatever position the family or tribe would take, he would support them regardless of whether they were just or not. Wars between tribes were very common and for the most absurd reasons could continue for years. A battle between two tribes over a camel lasted for decades.

Ana yawan kai hari kan ayarin dabbobi ko wasu kabilu domin kwace dukiyarsu, kuma wannan wani lokaci yana daya daga cikin manyan hanyoyin samun abincin kabila.

* Caravans or other tribes were often raided for their possessions, and this was sometimes one of the main means of subsistence for a tribe.

Shan giya, caca da karuwanci sun yi yawa sosai, kuma ana ɗaukar waɗannan munanan halaye a matsayin al'adun zamantakewa na yau da kullum da karɓuwa gaba ɗaya.

* Drinking, gambling and prostitution were very much widespread, and these vices were regarded as normal and perfectly acceptable social practices.

* Mata ba su da wani haƙƙi ko kaɗan. A gaskiya, ana ɗaukar su kamar dukiya da ɗa zai iya gādo idan uban ya rasu. Saboda wannan ƙasƙantaccen kallon da ake yi wa mata, al'adar binne 'ya'ya mata da ransu tun suna jarirai don guje wa kunya ta yadu sosai.

* Women had no rights at all. In fact they used to be considered as goods that a son could inherit when the father passed away. Because of this lowly view regarding women, the habit of burying girls alive at birth to avoid shame was widespread.

Ciniki a kasuwanni ya kasance cike da yaudara, zamba da cin hanci. Mutane kan zargi tare da yin fada da wasu idan su ne wadanda aka cuta, yayin da su kuma suke neman kowace dama don aikata irin wadannan laifuffuka da kansu.

* Trading in the markets was characterised by cheating, fraud and corruption. People would accuse and fight against others if they were the victims, while taking every opportunity to perpetrate the same crimes themselves.

* Shugaban kabila shi ne kaɗai mai yanke shawara, kuma dole ne a bi shi ba tare da tambaya ba. Yana jin daɗin fa'idodi da yawa saboda wannan, don haka matsayinsa abin hassada ne. Wannan yana nufin kullum akwai wanda yake shirin kifar da shi da ƙirƙira makirci don karɓe mulki daga iyalinsa ko daga sauran iyalai a cikin kabilar.

* The head of the tribe was the sole decision maker and he had to be obeyed blindly. He enjoyed many benefits as a result of this and thus his position was very enviable. This meant there was always someone planning and plotting to depose him and take over from his family or from other families in the tribe.

* Don neman gamsar da ilhamin addini, mutane sun bautawa abubuwa kamar bishiyoyi, duwatsu, dabbobi, wuta, rana, da taurari. Idan ba su gamsu da abin da suke bautawa ba, sukan yi wani gunki don kansu daga abubuwa kamar dabino ko taki da aka hada da madara.

* To satisfy the religious instinct people worshipped such things as trees, stones, animals, fire, the sun, and stars. If they were not satisfied with what they were worshipping they would make another idol for themselves out of things like dates or dung mixed with milk.

A cikin irin wannan fahimta ta lalace game da rayuwa da kuma cikin irin wadannan imani da tsarin tafiyar da al'amura, Allah (SWT) ya aiko Annabi Muhammad ﷺ da sako ga bil'adama: su bauta wa Allah Daya kawai. Wannan na nufin cewa Shi kadai ne ya kamata ya zama tushen dokoki, kuma Shi ne zai tantance abin da yake daidai da abin da yake kuskure.

Amid such corrupted understandings about life and amongst such beliefs and systems of running affairs, Allah (swt) sent Prophet Muhammad (saw) with the message to humanity to worship only one God. This meant that only He should be the source for legislation and He would be the one to define what is the right and what is the wrong.