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Arab Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What age was Muhammed when he died?






2. 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.






3. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'


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


5. Lebanon






6. What is the Kaaba?






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






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


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


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






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






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






13. What is Pan-Arabism?






14. Meaning of the term 'Sunna'






15. 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






16. Oman






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






18. Tunisia






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






20. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:






21. Egypt






22. 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.






23. What is Tribal Solidarity?






24. Yemen






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






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






27. Who are the Nabatians?






28. Muezzin






29. United Arab Emirates






30. Hanifiyya






31. Qatar






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


33. Mauritania






34. An ideal of male beauty in Islam






35. Sudan






36. Morocco






37. Who are the Shiites?






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






39. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims






40. What is Petra?






41. Syria






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






43. What is the Sunna?






44. 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: .....






45. What are the values orientations of the Bedouin Culture?






46. Saudi Arabia






47. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians






48. Who is the Original Arab?






49. The two holly days unanimously recognized (by both Sunni and Shi'i Islam) are:






50. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'