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Arab Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What does the term 'Mu'allqates' mean?

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2. What is Tribal Solidarity?






3. Who are the Shiites?






4. Qatar






5. Jahiliyya is the time when people were ignorant of the TRUE God's religion - of the true and unique 'Way' or 'Path' - that of Islam. Qualification.....






6. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:






7. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:






8. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'






9. What age was Muhammed when he died?






10. Morocco






11. Shari'a

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12. What is the Hijra?






13. Saudi Arabia






14. Who were the seven most famous poets who composed the 'Mu'allqates'?






15. Jahiliyya is that period when polytheism was preponderant among the ARabs and when the Arabs were ignorant of the unique God's religion. Qualification: .....






16. What is Pan-Arabism?






17. Are there differences between the Arab world - the Muslim world and the Middle East?






18. Can you identify few main stereotypes about Arabs and the Arabic culture?






19. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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20. Algeria






21. What is the Sunna?






22. Mauritania






23. Bahrain






24. Iraq






25. The contemplative - esoteric and mystical form of worship in Islam that ultimately aims at opening for the Sufi the ways of communion with God at the spiritual and emotional levels.






26. Who are the Nabatians?






27. Who is the Original Arab?






28. Muezzin






29. Sufi term for 'path - method' and refers in the context to both the way of thinking of a spiritual master






30. What type of verification is provided in the Hadiths?






31. 'Arab states' are considered those that are members of the Arab League. There are ____ members






32. Sufi term for the one who covers himself with wool






33. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians






34. What is Petra?






35. Libya






36. What are the values orientations of the Bedouin Culture?






37. Hanifiyya






38. 'Lawrence of Arabia's most famous book is entitled.....and speaks about....'

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39. In the total of the world's Muslims - Arab Muslims represent:






40. What is the Kaaba?






41. According to the Tradition - the unified - unique and complete text of the Qur'an was:






42. The Arab Parliament was created:






43. Jordan






44. The Arabic word 'Qur'an' means:






45. Kuwait






46. The Qur'an contains.... Chapters






47. Yemen






48. An ideal of male beauty in Islam






49. Syria






50. Somalia