Aynan Arabiston yarimoroli, Makkaning qumtepalari orasida edi, Alloh (subhanahu va taolo) O'z Elchisi Muhammad ﷺ ni insoniyatga Islom xabari bilan yubordi; bu xabar Yaratuvchi ular uchun tanlagan hayot tizimini o'z ichiga oladi. Islom kelishidan oldin odamlar johiliyat va xudbinlik ichida yashardi: kuchli zaiflarga hukmronlik qilar va ularni zulm ostida tutardi. Mana, johiliyat davridagi hayot qanday bo'lgani haqida qisqacha ma'lumot:

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 esa qabilasiga qaratilgan edi. Oila yoki qabila qanday pozitsiyani tutmasin, u adolatli yoki adolatsiz bo‘lishidan qat’i nazar, ularni qo‘llardi. Qabilalar o‘rtasidagi urushlar juda keng tarqalgan edi va eng bema’ni sabablarga ko‘ra yillab davom etishi mumkin edi. Ikki qabila o‘rtasidagi bir tuya uchun bo‘lgan jang o‘nlab yillar davom etdi.

* 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 me’yoriy hamda 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 ularni otasi vafot etganda o'g'li meros qilib olishi mumkin bo'lgan mol-mulk deb hisoblashardi. Ayollarga nisbatan bunday past qarash tufayli, sharmandalikdan qochish uchun qizlarni 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.

Bozorlardagi savdo-sotiq aldov, firibgarlik va buzuqlik bilan ajralib turardi. Odamlar o'zlari jabr ko'rganlarida boshqalarni ayblar va ularga qarshi kurashar, shu bilan birga har qanday imkoniyatdan foydalanib o'zlari ham xuddi shunday jinoyatlarni sodir etishga intilardi.

* 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 so'zsiz bo'ysunish kerak edi. Buning natijasida u ko'p imtiyozlardan foydalanardi va shu sababli uning mavqei juda havas qilsa arzigulik edi. Bu esa doimo kimdirning uni hokimiyatdan ag'darib, uning oilasidan yoki qabiladagi boshqa oilalardan birortasi o'rniga o'tishni rejalashtirib, fitna uyushtirib 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 ehtiyojni qondirish uchun odamlar daraxtlar, toshlar, hayvonlar, olov, quyosh va yulduzlar kabi narsalarga sig'inar edilar. Agar o'zlari sig'inayotgan narsadan qoniqmasalar, o'zlariga yana boshqa but yasar edilar — xurmo kabi narsalardan yoki sut bilan aralashtirilgan go'ngdan.

* 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 bitta Xudoga sig'inish haqidagi xabar bilan Payg'ambar Muhammad ﷺ ni yubordi. Bu shuni anglatardiki, qonun chiqarish manbai faqat Uning O'zi bo'lishi kerak va haq va nohaqni 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.