Ilikuwa katika Peninsula ya Arabia, miongoni mwa matuta ya mchanga ya Makkah, ambapo Allah (swt) alimtuma Mtume wake Muhammad ﷺ kwa wanadamu akiwa amebeba ujumbe wa Uislamu, unaojumuisha mfumo wa maisha ambao Muumba wao amewachagulia. Kabla ya kuja kwake, watu walikuwa wakiishi maisha ya ujinga na ubinafsi, ambapo wenye nguvu walikuwa wakiwatawala na kuwadhulumu wanyonge. Hapa kuna muhtasari wa jinsi maisha yalivyokuwa zama za ujinga:

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 :