Arab Culture

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1. Distinction between 'ritual prayer' (salat) and 'supplication (du'aa') in Islam:
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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
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Algiers


2. Algeria
Algiers
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
Arab league members


3. 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
Struggle for God
Riyadh
Laic - purely historical
Kuwait City


4. Who are the Nabatians?
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
Title: 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph; speaks about the author's war experience in the Arab's revolt for independence against the Ottoman Turks
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.


5. The Qur'an is considered by Muslims
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
Pan-Arabism is the idea that all of the countries of the Arab world should unite against the enemies of the Arab world.
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.
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad


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

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7. What are the values orientations of the Bedouin Culture?
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
Muscat
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.


8. Libya
Beirut
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.
Tripoli
The Bedouin


9. Iraq
Struggle for God
Mustasawwif
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
Baghdad


10. What is the Hijra?
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
Mogadishu
Cairo
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.


11. 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.....
Mustasawwif
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
Immoderate view
63


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

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13. What age was Muhammed when he died?
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down
63
Muscat
Baghdad


14. Meaning of the term 'Sunna'
Khartoum
the performer of adhan
The Suspended Odes. - The master pieces of the Pre-Islamic poetry composed in Classical Arabic - by the most famous poets of Arabia - in the 6th century AD before the birth of the Islam (and the Revelation of the Qur'anic text).
Habit - usual practice. The Muslim usage of this term refers to the sayings and living habits of Muhammad - the Prophet of Islam.


15. Who are the Shiites?
Nouakchott
Struggle for God
A Muslim sect that follows Ali.
22


16. 'Arab states' are considered those that are members of the Arab League. There are ____ members
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith
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The Bedouin
Cairo


17. What is Tribal Solidarity?
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Abu Dhabi
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
Muslim call to prayer


18. Can you identify few main stereotypes about Arabs and the Arabic culture?
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)
Nouakchott
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part


19. Morocco
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.
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
Rabat
The Bedouin


20. Jahiliyya is that period when polytheism was preponderant among the ARabs and when the Arabs were ignorant of the unique God's religion. Qualification: .....
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part
Tunis
Riyadh
Moderate view


21. 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.
Arab league members
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
Muscat
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.


22. The Arabic word 'Qur'an' means:
to recite
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
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
Moderate view


23. What is the Sunna?
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
Nouakchott
20-25%


24. According to the Tradition - the unified - unique and complete text of the Qur'an was:
Muscat
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Amman
Cairo


25. The two holly days unanimously recognized (by both Sunni and Shi'i Islam) are:
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
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Dhikr
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


26. Saudi Arabia
The first Arabian nomad group to settle down in Petra in the 2nd century BC. They were highly skilled water engineers and traders.
Tripoli
Riyadh
Mogadishu


27. Kuwait
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
Sana
Muslim call to prayer
Kuwait City


28. The two main types of jihad indicated by theologians
Rabat
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
the performer of adhan
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam


29. The Arab Parliament was created:
2001 - Amman
Abu Dhabi
Moderate view
Khartoum


30. An ideal of male beauty in Islam
Joseph
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Algiers
Imru - Tarafa - Antara - Zuhayr - Labid - Amr - Al-Harith


31. Who is the Original Arab?
collection of the Prophet's sayings and actions
to recite
The Bedouin
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)


32. Djibouti
Immoderate view
Djibouti
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Baghdad


33. Mauritania
Eidul Fitr (the Smaller Eid) and Eidul Adha (the Greater Eid)
Personal struggle on living and following God - War - In where you defend Islam
Nouakchott
Beirut


34. The Qur'an contains.... Chapters
Algiers
114
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
the Word of God transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad


35. Bahrain
Sana
Muscat
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.
Manama


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.
Nouakchott
Struggle for God
Tunis


37. Muezzin
20-25%
the performer of adhan
As a religious Islamic term - it usually means 'the Prophetic tradition' - 'narrative relating deeds and utterances of the Prophet and his Companions'.
Manama


38. Sufi term for 'path - method' and refers in the context to both the way of thinking of a spiritual master
Baghdad
Mogadishu
Tariiqa
Erotic-lyric part - self-pride part - descriptive-reflexive part


39. Somalia
Laic - purely historical
63
Tribal Solidarity - Chivalry - Hospitality and Generosity - Individuality - and Simplicity
Mogadishu


40. The three main branches of Shi'i Islam:
Arab league members
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.
Amman
1. Twelvers 2. Ismaili 3. Zaidiyyah


41. Hadiths

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42. Meaning of the term 'Jihad'
Struggle for God
Cairo
Khartoum
to recite


43. Lebanon
Laic - purely historical
Beirut
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.
the performer of adhan


44. The meaning of the term 'Haddith'

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

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46. What type of verification is provided in the Hadiths?
Immoderate view
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
Struggle for God
a list of names before each story of people who passed the story down


47. Qatar
anecdotal prose and Qur'anic verses combined with hadith and poetry
Doha
Title: 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph; speaks about the author's war experience in the Arab's revolt for independence against the Ottoman Turks
Abu Dhabi


48. Oman
Muscat
The Bedouin
The Suspended Odes. - The master pieces of the Pre-Islamic poetry composed in Classical Arabic - by the most famous poets of Arabia - in the 6th century AD before the birth of the Islam (and the Revelation of the Qur'anic text).
The unity of all the members of a tribe; necessary for militancy and constant movement in search of water and pasture.


49. Sufi term for the one who covers himself with wool
collected and unified in the time of the caliph Othman
Mustasawwif
Khartoum
The most common stereotype is that every Arab is a radical Muslim that wants to blow up America.


50. Adab

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