Aynan Arabiston yarim orolida, Makka qumtepalari orasida Alloh (swt) O'z Elchisi Muhammad (s.a.v.) ni insoniyatga Islom xabarini olib keldi, bu xabar ularning Yaratuvchisi ular uchun tanlagan hayot tizimini o'z ichiga oladi. Uning kelishidan oldin odamlar johiliyat va xudbinlik hayoti kechirardilar, bunda kuchlilar ojizlarga hukmronlik qilar va ularni zulm qilardilar. Mana, johiliyat davrida hayot qanday bo'lganiga qisqacha bir nazar:

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 :

* Inson sadoqati avvalo oilasiga, keyin qabilasiga bo‘lardi. Oila yoki qabila qanday pozitsiya tutmasin, u adolatli bo‘ladimi yoki yo‘qmi, unga qo‘llab-quvvatlardi. Qabilalar o‘rtasidagi urushlar juda keng tarqalgan edi va eng ma’nosiz sabablarga ko‘ra yillar davom etishi mumkin edi. Bir tuya uchun ikki qabila o‘rtasida bo‘lgan jang o‘nlab yillarga cho‘zilgan.

* 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.

Karvonlar yoki boshqa qabilalar ko‘pincha mol-mulki uchun talon-taroj qilinardi va bu ba’zan qabila uchun asosiy ro‘zg‘or manbalaridan biri bo‘lardi.

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

Ichkilik, qimor o‘yinlari va fohishalik juda keng tarqalgan edi va bu illatlar odatdagi, mutlaqo maqbul ijtimoiy odatlar sifatida qabul qilinardi.

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

* Ayollarning hech qanday huquqi yo‘q edi. Aslida ular otasi vafot etganda o‘g‘li meros qilib oladigan mol-mulk sifatida qaralardi. Ayollarga nisbatan bunday past nazar tufayli sharmandalikdan qochish uchun qiz bolalarni tug‘ilishi bilanoq tirik ko‘mish odati keng tarqalgan edi.

* 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.

Bozorlarda savdo-sotiq aldov, firibgarlik va korrupsiya bilan ajralib turardi. Odamlar o'zlari jabrlanganda boshqalarni ayblar va ularga qarshi kurashar, shu bilan birga o'zlari ham xuddi shunday jinoyatlarni sodir etish uchun har qanday imkoniyatdan foydalanardilar.

* 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.

* Qabilaning boshlig'i yagona qaror qabul qiluvchi edi va unga ko'r-ko'rona itoat qilinishi kerak edi. Buning natijasida u ko'plab imtiyozlardan bahramand bo'lar edi va shu sababli uning mavqei juda rashk qilinadigan darajada edi. Bu esa doim kimdir uni taxtdan ag'darish va uning oilasidan yoki qabiladagi boshqa oilalardan hokimiyatni egallash uchun reja tuzib, fitna qilib yurishini anglatardi.

* 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.

* Diniy hissiyotni qondirish uchun odamlar daraxtlar, toshlar, hayvonlar, olov, quyosh va yulduzlar kabi narsalarga sig'inar edilar. Agar o'zlari sig'inayotgan narsadan qoniqmasalar, xurmo yoki sigir go'ngi va sutdan aralashtirilgan narsalar kabi materiallardan o'zlariga yana bir but yasardilar.

* 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.

Hayotga oid buzilgan tushunchalar va shunday e'tiqodlar hamda ishlarni boshqarish tizimlari orasida Alloh (subhanahu va taolo) insoniyatga faqat bir Xudoga sig'inish haqidagi xabar bilan Muhammad ﷺ ni yubordi. Bu shuni anglatardiki, qonun chiqarish manbai faqat Uning O'zi bo'lishi kerak va haq nima, nohaq nima ekanligini Aynan U belgilaydi.

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.