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Arab Culture

Subject : culture
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1. An ideal of male beauty in Islam






2. 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: .....






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

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4. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'






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






6. Who is the Original Arab?






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.






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

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9. Syria






10. Lebanon






11. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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12. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims






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






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






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






16. The Qur'an contains.... Chapters






17. What is Tribal Solidarity?






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






19. Bahrain






20. Morocco






21. What is the Sunna?






22. 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






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






24. Saudi Arabia






25. Hanifiyya






26. Yemen






27. What is Mesopotamia?






28. Hadiths

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






30. What age was Muhammed when he died?






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






32. Algeria






33. Libya






34. What is Pan-Arabism?






35. Who are the Nabatians?






36. Adhan






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

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38. Oman






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






40. The Arab Parliament was created:






41. Shari'a

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42. Muezzin






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






44. Somalia






45. What is the Hijra?






46. What is Petra?






47. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians






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






49. Tunisia






50. Who are the Shiites?