Arab Culture

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1. Who were the seven most famous poets who composed the 'Mu'allqates'?
Beirut
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
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
Struggle for God


2. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:
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 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
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah
Baghdad


3. What are the main three parts of a 'qasida' (long elaborated Classical poem)
Dhikr
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part


4. Mauritania
Nouakchott
Khartoum
Abu Dhabi
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.


5. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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6. 'Arab states' are considered those that are members of the Arab League. There are ____ members
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
Moderate view
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)
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7. The 4 major schools of Shari'a in Sunni Islam and their political geographical distribution

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8. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
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
Manama
Tunis


9. Kuwait
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
Kuwait City
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10. What age was Muhammed when he died?
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
63
Joseph


11. Muezzin
Cairo
Beirut
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.
the performer of adhan


12. An ideal of male beauty in Islam
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).
Joseph
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. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah


13. Adab

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14. The Arabic word 'Qur'an' means:
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
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
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
to recite


15. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims
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the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.
Rabat


16. 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.
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
Arab league members
Moderate view
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


17. Somalia
Mogadishu
Damascus
Muscat
Abu Dhabi


18. Djibouti
The Bedouin
63
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Djibouti


19. Egypt
Cairo
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
Joseph
Baghdad


20. Sudan
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
Arabian monotheism
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
Khartoum


21. Adhan
Racial Islamist view
Dhikr
Muslim call to prayer
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)


22. Bahrain
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Manama
63
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


23. Who are the Shiites?
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
Khartoum
Rabat
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.


24. What type of verification is provided in the Hadiths?
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
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
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.
20-25%


25. United Arab Emirates
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)
Immoderate view
Abu Dhabi
to recite


26. Who are the Nabatians?
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Khartoum
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah


27. What does the term 'Mu'allqates' mean?

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28. Shari'a

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29. Can you identify few main stereotypes about Arabs and the Arabic culture?
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.
Riyadh
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).
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.


30. What is the Hijra?
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.
Algiers
63
to recite


31. The Qur'an contains.... Chapters
Doha
114
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).
Amman


32. What is Pan-Arabism?
Baghdad
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
Muslim call to prayer
Mustasawwif


33. What is Tribal Solidarity?
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 unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
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


34. Algeria
Racial Islamist view
Algiers
Tariiqa
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.


35. Libya
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
Tripoli
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Muslim call to prayer


36. Qatar
Doha
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
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 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


37. Oman
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
Muscat
Tripoli
Kuwait City


38. Iraq
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
Immoderate view
Baghdad
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)


39. Hadiths

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40. What is Petra?
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Sana


41. Meaning of the term 'Sunna'
Arab league members
Nouakchott
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
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.


42. Jahiliyya is that period when polytheism was preponderant among the ARabs and when the Arabs were ignorant of the unique God's religion. Qualification: .....
Mogadishu
Mustasawwif
Moderate view
114


43. According to the Tradition - the unified - unique and complete text of the Qur'an was:
Tunis
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
Manama


44. The Arab Parliament was created:
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
Nouakchott
2001 - Amman
Baghdad


45. The two holly days unanimously recognized (by both Sunni and Shi'i Islam) are:
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
Nouakchott
Sana
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)


46. Who is the Original Arab?
The Bedouin
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
Immoderate view
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity


47. Jahiliyya is a historical period of the Arabia that preceded the rise of Islam - a sort of Arabian 'antiquity' - characterized by polytheism - the nomad or Bedouin style of life- preponderant in the Peninsula at that time- and the 'fervent tribalism
Laic - purely historical
Khartoum
Dhikr
Kuwait City


48. Tunisia
Tunis
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.
Immoderate view


49. Syria
Damascus
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).
Nouakchott
The Bedouin


50. Yemen
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Racial Islamist view
Tariiqa
Sana