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Arab Culture

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1. Meaning of the term 'Sunna'
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.
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
Tripoli
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

2. Morocco
Rabat
Moderate view
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
Damascus

3. What is Mesopotamia?
Sufism
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.
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.

4. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims
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)
Doha
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad
2001 - Amman

5. Mauritania
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Doha
Nouakchott
Struggle for God

6. What is Petra?
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
Dhikr
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Muscat

7. 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: .....
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
Racial Islamist view
to recite
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

8. Saudi Arabia
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
Riyadh
Beirut

9. Libya
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
Cairo
2001 - Amman
Tripoli

10. 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)
Kuwait City
Moderate view
Muslim call to prayer

11. Lebanon
Beirut
Struggle for God
Tariiqa
the performer of adhan

12. Who were the seven most famous poets who composed the 'Mu'allqates'?
Tripoli
Riyadh
22
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith

13. What type of verification is provided in the Hadiths?
Joseph
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
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.

14. Hadiths

15. Tunisia
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
Tunis
Kuwait City
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part

16. Syria
to recite
the performer of adhan
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
Damascus

17. What are the values orientations of the Bedouin Culture?
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
Tunis

18. Iraq
Amman
Sufism
Baghdad
Abu Dhabi

19. Sufi term for ritual remembering of the name of God'
Racial Islamist view
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Dhikr

20. United Arab Emirates
the performer of adhan
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.
Abu Dhabi
Khartoum

21. Sufi term for the one who covers himself with wool
Tariiqa
Damascus
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
Mustasawwif

22. Jahiliyya is that period when polytheism was preponderant among the ARabs and when the Arabs were ignorant of the unique God's religion. Qualification: .....
Kuwait City
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Moderate view
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down

23. Sudan
Khartoum
Immoderate view
Beirut
Joseph

24. Hanifiyya
Tripoli
Arab league members
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Arabian monotheism

25. 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 performer of adhan
Arabian monotheism
Sufism
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.

26. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:
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.
Petra is the capital of the Nabateans - the first Arab civilization; it is in modern day Jordan.
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

27. Djibouti
Djibouti
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.
Nouakchott
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part

28. Shari'a

29. Who is the Original Arab?
Algiers
Muscat
Manama
The Bedouin

30. 'Arab states' are considered those that are members of the Arab League. There are ____ members
Joseph
Beirut
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
22

31. 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
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
Dhikr
Laic - purely historical
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam

32. Bahrain
Arab league members
Rabat
Manama
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

33. Who are the Nabatians?
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
Muscat
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.

34. Egypt
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
Tunis
Cairo

35. Are there differences between the Arab world - the Muslim world and the Middle East?
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) 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
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.

36. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:
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
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah
Beirut
63

37. Sufi term for 'path - method' and refers in the context to both the way of thinking of a spiritual master
2001 - Amman
Mogadishu
Abu Dhabi
Tariiqa

38. What is the Hijra?
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
Struggle for God
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
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. Qatar
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)
Arabian monotheism
Doha
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions

40. Muezzin
Immoderate view
114
the performer of adhan
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.

41. What are the main three parts of a 'qasida' (long elaborated Classical poem)
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
the performer of adhan
Sana
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down

42. An ideal of male beauty in Islam
Joseph
Dhikr
Tripoli
22

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

44. The Arab Parliament was created:
Beirut
Mogadishu
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
2001 - Amman

45. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'
Doha
Muscat
Struggle for God
Sana

46. What is the Sunna?
20-25%
The sayings of the prophet Muhammad which forms the foundation of Muslim law.
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
Tripoli

47. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

48. Jordan
Riyadh
Amman
Arabian monotheism
The Bedouin

49. Adhan
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 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.
Muslim call to prayer
Mogadishu

50. Somalia
Mogadishu
Tripoli
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)
Kuwait City