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Arab Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Mauritania






2. What age was Muhammed when he died?






3. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims






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

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5. 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.






6. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'






7. United Arab Emirates






8. Bahrain






9. Morocco






10. What is the Kaaba?






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






12. 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: .....






13. Hadiths

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14. Qatar






15. 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.






16. Yemen






17. Sufi term for ritual remembering of the name of God'






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






19. Who is the Original Arab?






20. Algeria






21. What is Pan-Arabism?






22. Libya






23. 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.....






24. Somalia






25. Syria






26. Adab

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






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






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

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30. Iraq






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






32. Tunisia






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






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






35. Sudan






36. 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






37. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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38. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians






39. Kuwait






40. Meaning of the term 'Sunna'






41. What is Petra?






42. What are the main three parts of a 'qasida' (long elaborated Classical poem)






43. Shari'a

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44. What is Mesopotamia?






45. What is Tribal Solidarity?






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






47. Who are the Nabatians?






48. Oman






49. Muezzin






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