Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)

Among the marriage-related practices generally associated with the Jahiliyyah period was a form of polyandry, in which

• A.Marriage required approval from a centralized religious authority
• B.A woman could, in certain arrangements, have relations with more than one man
• C.Only monogamous marriage was recognized as valid
• D.Marriage was entirely unknown in Arabian society

Prolonged tribal warfare and blood feuds were a recurring feature of pre-Islamic Arabian society, a pattern that Islamic teaching sought to address partly through

• A.The encouragement of further tribal rivalry
• B.Guidance limited strictly to matters of ritual worship, with no social dimension
• C.The promotion of unity and brotherhood among believers
• D.A complete rejection of any form of social organization

The practice of pilgrimage to the Ka'bah is generally understood by scholars to predate Islam itself, with Islamic teaching later purifying and redirecting this ancient practice toward

• A.A practice retained entirely unchanged from its pre-Islamic form
• B.A complete rejection of pilgrimage as a religious practice
• C.The exclusive worship of Allah alone
• D.An entirely new site unconnected to the Ka'bah