Arab Culture

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1. Jordan
Muscat
Mogadishu
Rabat
Amman


2. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
Struggle for God
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
Manama


3. Djibouti
Racial Islamist view
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
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
Djibouti


4. 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.
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
the performer of adhan
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
Sufism


5. The Arabic word 'Qur'an' means:
Arabian monotheism
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
to recite
the performer of adhan


6. Syria
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.
Damascus
Mogadishu
Muscat


7. Sufi term for 'path - method' and refers in the context to both the way of thinking of a spiritual master
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
63
Tariiqa


8. Sufi term for ritual remembering of the name of God'
114
Djibouti
Dhikr
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.


9. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:
Struggle for God
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part


10. 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: .....
Racial Islamist view
Baghdad
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
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity


11. Iraq
Manama
Tunis
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
Baghdad


12. Lebanon
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
Sufism
the performer of adhan
Beirut


13. Morocco
The Bedouin
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
114
Rabat


14. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:
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.
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
Riyadh
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity


15. Hadiths

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

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17. The Qur'an contains.... Chapters
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collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
Djibouti
114


18. What is the Sunna?
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
Nouakchott
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.
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


19. Algeria
Mustasawwif
Muscat
Sana
Algiers


20. Can you identify few main stereotypes about Arabs and the Arabic culture?
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
Arabian monotheism
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
the performer of adhan


21. Shari'a

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22. 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.
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
Riyadh
Tunis


23. Kuwait
Mustasawwif
Kuwait City
Joseph
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.


24. 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
The Bedouin
Beirut
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Laic - purely historical


25. Oman
Kuwait City
Nouakchott
Muscat
Abu Dhabi


26. What is Mesopotamia?
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.
Baghdad
Nouakchott
the performer of adhan


27. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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28. According to the Tradition - the unified - unique and complete text of the Qur'an was:
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Dhikr
Algiers
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman


29. Muezzin
Muslim call to prayer
the performer of adhan
Tripoli
Dhikr


30. An ideal of male beauty in Islam
Joseph
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
Tunis
63


31. The Arab Parliament was created:
Arabian monotheism
Abu Dhabi
2001 - Amman
22


32. The two holly days unanimously recognized (by both Sunni and Shi'i Islam) are:
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Racial Islamist view
the performer of adhan


33. Yemen
Sana
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
Laic - purely historical
The Bedouin


34. Adhan
Abu Dhabi
Muslim call to prayer
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.
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman


35. Who are the Nabatians?
Tariiqa
Tunis
the performer of adhan
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.


36. What is Pan-Arabism?
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
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.
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Joseph


37. The 4 major schools of Shari'a in Sunni Islam and their political geographical distribution

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38. 'Arab states' are considered those that are members of the Arab League. There are ____ members
22
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Beirut
Nouakchott


39. Egypt
Laic - purely historical
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
Cairo
Arabian monotheism


40. Qatar
Doha
Algiers
Mustasawwif
Cairo


41. 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.
Struggle for God
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
Mustasawwif


42. Who are the Shiites?
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
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.


43. What is the Kaaba?
Joseph
Tariiqa
Baghdad
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.


44. Libya
Sufism
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)
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Tripoli


45. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims
Amman
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.


46. Adab

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

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48. 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.....
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Muslim call to prayer
Immoderate view


49. In the total of the world's Muslims - Arab Muslims represent:
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
20-25%
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah


50. Somalia
Sana
Racial Islamist view
20-25%
Mogadishu