This article aims to describe about literary criticism during the period of ignorance from the perspective of Muhammad Abdurrahman Ibrahim. The method used in collecting historical research data is the library method. The results of his research show that jahiliah literary criticism appears simultaneously with Arabic poetry which is often read in the markets so that people instinctively and spontaneously want to judge whether poetry is good or bad. Based on Ibrahim's point of view, the characteristics of ignorant literary criticism are that it is subjective-impressive and results from thought and patience. Subjective criticism includes linguistic aspects, meaning, 'aruḍ, and the way of delivery. While the criticism that comes from thinking and patience includes tathqĪf and tanqĪm, al-riwāyah wa al-talammudhah, and al-ikhtiyār. The five features of literary criticism are dhawq fiṭry, spontaneity, partial, general, and concise. The principles aren't based on technical rules, but rather the personal judgment of the critic.