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It is moreover a matter of record in the books of the various Islamic schools and the writings of leading divines and historians, that after the Light of the World had risen over Hijaz, flooding all mankind with Its brilliance, and creating through the revelation of a new divine Law, new principles and institutions, a fundamental change throughout the world -- holy laws were revealed which in some cases conformed to the practices of the Days of Ignorance.[1] Among these, Muhammad respected the months of religious truce,[2] retained the prohibition of swine's flesh, continued the use of the lunar calendar and the names of the months and so on. There is a considerable number of such laws specifically enumerated in the texts:[1=Jahiliyyih: the period of paganism in Arabia, prior to the advent of Muhammad, 2=The pagan Arabs observed one separate and three consecutive months of truce, during which period pilgrimages were made to Mecca, and fairs, poetry contests and similar events took place]
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