A cikin ƙasar Larabawa, a tsakanin tuddan yashi na Makkah ne Allah (swt) ya aiko Manzonsa Muhammadu ﷺ ga ɗan Adam, yana 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 masu ƙarfi ke mulki da zalunci a kan raunana. Ga takaitaccen 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 tana farawa ne da iyalinsa, sannan kabilarsa. Duk matsayin da iyali ko kabila za su 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, za su iya ci gaba shekaru da yawa. 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 ga ayarin dabbobi ko kabilu don kwace dukiyarsu, kuma wani lokaci wannan na daga cikin manyan hanyoyin rayuwar 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.

Shaye-shayen giya, caca da karuwanci sun yi yawa sosai, kuma ana ɗaukar waɗannan munanan dabi'u a matsayin al'adu na yau da kullum da ake yarda da su 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 kwata-kwata. A gaskiya ma, ana ɗaukar su kamar kaya da ɗa zai iya gādo idan uba ya rasu. Saboda wannan kallo na raina mata, al'adar binne 'ya'ya mata da rai a lokacin haihuwarsu don kauce wa kunya ta yadu ƙwarai.

* 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 suna zargi tare da yin fada da wasu idan su ne wadanda aka cutar, yayin da suke yin amfani da duk wata dama don aikata irin wadannan laifuka 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 ke yanke shawara, kuma dole ne a yi masa biyayya ba tare da tambaya ba. Yana jin daɗin fa'idoji masu yawa saboda haka, don haka matsayinsa abin hassada ne. Wannan yana nufin koyaushe akwai wanda yake shirin da makirci don ya tuɓe shi daga mulki ya karɓi shugabanci daga iyalinsa ko daga wasu 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 al'ada don biyan buƙatar addini mutane suna bautawa abubuwa kamar bishiyoyi, duwatsu, dabbobi, wuta, rana, da taurari. Idan ba su gamsu da abin da suke bautawa ba, sai su yi wani gunki don kansu daga abubuwa kamar dabino ko taki da aka haɗa 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 da ta lalace game da rayuwa, da kuma tsakanin irin waɗannan imani da tsarin tafiyar da al'amura, Allah (SWT) ya aiko Annabi Muhammadu ﷺ da saƙo ga ɗan Adam: su bauta wa Allah Ɗaya kawai. Wannan yana nufin cewa Shi kaɗai ya zama tushen dokoki, kuma Shi ne zai ƙayyade 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.