Arab Culture

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1. Sufi term for ritual remembering of the name of God'
The land between the two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates. The first civilization - and home to the kingdoms of Sumeria - Assyria - Akkadia - and Babylonia.
Dhikr
114
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad


2. Syria
Damascus
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
Amman


3. Can you identify few main stereotypes about Arabs and the Arabic culture?
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
the performer of adhan
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
1) Hanafi - Arab Middle East and South Asia 2) Hanbali - Saudi Arabia 3) Maliki - North - Central - and West Africa 4) Shafi'i - North - Central - and West Africa


4. Sufi term for the one who covers himself with wool
Immoderate view
Kuwait City
Mustasawwif
Tunis


5. Shari'a

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6. What is Mesopotamia?
Tripoli
The land between the two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates. The first civilization - and home to the kingdoms of Sumeria - Assyria - Akkadia - and Babylonia.
1) Hanafi - Arab Middle East and South Asia 2) Hanbali - Saudi Arabia 3) Maliki - North - Central - and West Africa 4) Shafi'i - North - Central - and West Africa
Title: 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph; speaks about the author's war experience in the Arab's revolt for independence against the Ottoman Turks


7. 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.
Damascus
to recite
Sufism
Nouakchott


8. Adab

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9. Jahiliyya is a state of 'barbarism' - of 'pagan ignorance and deprived of divine guidance' - the label which applies to any (non-Islamic) society in which God is not sovereign. Qualification: .....
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
Racial Islamist view
Muscat
Algiers


10. Who is the Original Arab?
The Bedouin
to recite
Rabat
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.


11. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'
The Suspended Odes. - The master pieces of the Pre-Islamic poetry composed in Classical Arabic - by the most famous poets of Arabia - in the 6th century AD before the birth of the Islam (and the Revelation of the Qur'anic text).
Struggle for God
22
The legal system in Islam was formed progressively - by the contribution of religious scholars called 'ulamaa' - 'An organized Muslim judiciary became established only after Mu'awiya seized the caliphate in 661


12. United Arab Emirates
Tunis
Dhikr
the performer of adhan
Abu Dhabi


13. The Arabic word 'Qur'an' means:
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Sana
Kuwait City
to recite


14. The Arab Parliament was created:
to recite
2001 - Amman
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
22


15. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians
Laic - purely historical
The Arab world is made up of all the countries where Arabic is the national language. The Muslim world does not exist. The Middle East is a political and geographical area East of Europe that includes Turkey - Iran - Israel - Afghanistan - and Pakist
20-25%
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam


16. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah
to recite
The land between the two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates. The first civilization - and home to the kingdoms of Sumeria - Assyria - Akkadia - and Babylonia.


17. Are there differences between the Arab world - the Muslim world and the Middle East?
Title: 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph; speaks about the author's war experience in the Arab's revolt for independence against the Ottoman Turks
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam
The Arab world is made up of all the countries where Arabic is the national language. The Muslim world does not exist. The Middle East is a political and geographical area East of Europe that includes Turkey - Iran - Israel - Afghanistan - and Pakist
Ritual prayer is done 5 times a day at a specific time facing the direction of Mecca. It is a must for all Muslims to do it if they are clean - Supplication is a prayer that you can do at any time and does not have to be in Arabic. It is a personal p


18. What is the Sunna?
Khartoum
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
The legal system in Islam was formed progressively - by the contribution of religious scholars called 'ulamaa' - 'An organized Muslim judiciary became established only after Mu'awiya seized the caliphate in 661
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.


19. The two holly days unanimously recognized (by both Sunni and Shi'i Islam) are:
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
Racial Islamist view
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.


20. Hadiths

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21. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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22. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:
Moderate view
The journey of Muhammad and the Umma from Mecca to Yathrib in the year 622; this journey marks the end of aljihiyya (the period of ignorance) and the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
Ritual prayer is done 5 times a day at a specific time facing the direction of Mecca. It is a must for all Muslims to do it if they are clean - Supplication is a prayer that you can do at any time and does not have to be in Arabic. It is a personal p
The land between the two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates. The first civilization - and home to the kingdoms of Sumeria - Assyria - Akkadia - and Babylonia.


23. What is Petra?
The legal system in Islam was formed progressively - by the contribution of religious scholars called 'ulamaa' - 'An organized Muslim judiciary became established only after Mu'awiya seized the caliphate in 661
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
2001 - Amman
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.


24. What is Tribal Solidarity?
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
Laic - purely historical
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.


25. What age was Muhammed when he died?
63
Struggle for God
20-25%
Rabat


26. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims
Kuwait City
Algiers
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
Doha


27. Muezzin
114
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
the performer of adhan
Algiers


28. Algeria
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
Sufism
Arab league members
Algiers


29. Iraq
Baghdad
1) Hanafi - Arab Middle East and South Asia 2) Hanbali - Saudi Arabia 3) Maliki - North - Central - and West Africa 4) Shafi'i - North - Central - and West Africa
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
Doha


30. Meaning of the term 'Sunna'
Algiers
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
63
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.


31. Algeria - Bahrain - Comoros - Djibouti - Egypt - Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Libya - Mauritania - Morocco - Oman - State of Palestine - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - Somalia - Sudan - Syria - Tunisia - United Arab Emirates - Yemen.
Arabian monotheism
Tariiqa
The Bedouin
Arab league members


32. Oman
Tunis
Muscat
Nouakchott
Manama


33. Djibouti
Djibouti
Cairo
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Damascus


34. Hanifiyya
114
Amman
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
Arabian monotheism


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

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36. Sudan
Tripoli
Manama
Riyadh
Khartoum


37. Who are the Nabatians?
The Bedouin
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.


38. Mauritania
Nouakchott
Muscat
1) Creed: Allah is the true God and Muhhhamad is his profit 2) Ritual Prayer: Praying 5 times a day at a specific time. Reciting a prayer in Arabic from Qur'an 3) The giving of alms 4) Fasting (Sawm): The fasting of Rammadhan. 5) Pilgrimage (Hajj)
The journey of Muhammad and the Umma from Mecca to Yathrib in the year 622; this journey marks the end of aljihiyya (the period of ignorance) and the beginning of the Islamic calendar.


39. Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Arab league members
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
Abu Dhabi


40. Adhan
The Bedouin
1) Hanafi - Arab Middle East and South Asia 2) Hanbali - Saudi Arabia 3) Maliki - North - Central - and West Africa 4) Shafi'i - North - Central - and West Africa
Muslim call to prayer
Djibouti


41. Lebanon
Beirut
Manama
20-25%
Struggle for God


42. What are the main three parts of a 'qasida' (long elaborated Classical poem)
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
1) Hanafi - Arab Middle East and South Asia 2) Hanbali - Saudi Arabia 3) Maliki - North - Central - and West Africa 4) Shafi'i - North - Central - and West Africa
Rabat
Riyadh


43. 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.....
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
Riyadh
Immoderate view


44. What is the Hijra?
Arabian monotheism
The journey of Muhammad and the Umma from Mecca to Yathrib in the year 622; this journey marks the end of aljihiyya (the period of ignorance) and the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
Amman
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.


45. Tunisia
22
Beirut
Tunis
the performer of adhan


46. What are the 'Five Pillars of Islam'?

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47. What is the Kaaba?
20-25%
The center of worship in Mecca that the houses the black stone. Pagans use to worship there - and now Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca.
The Bedouin
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman


48. Who were the seven most famous poets who composed the 'Mu'allqates'?
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.
Title: 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph; speaks about the author's war experience in the Arab's revolt for independence against the Ottoman Turks
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
Mustasawwif


49. Bahrain
The center of worship in Mecca that the houses the black stone. Pagans use to worship there - and now Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca.
Mustasawwif
Manama
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah


50. Kuwait
2001 - Amman
Tripoli
Kuwait City
Struggle for God