Arab Test

Question 1

Who are Bedouins

Answer 1

Nomadic herders who lived in tribes in the Arabian Peninsula

Question 2

Sheikh

Answer 2

Title of the ruler of each tribe

Question 3

Who are Hanifs

Answer 3

Holy men who first worshiped one God

Question 4

Who is Muhammad

Answer 4

Prophet to Islam
Born in Mecca
Had revelations

Question 5

Who is Muhammad’s wife

Answer 5

Khadija-wealthy older widow

Question 6

1st revelation

Answer 6

From angel Gabriel
One true god named Allah

Question 7

2nd revelation

Answer 7

Told people to stop idol worship
Worship only Allah

Question 8

Who is the first Muslims

Answer 8

means follower of Islam
Family and close friends

Question 9

What is Hijrah

Answer 9

His flight when he and his follower fled to Medina

Question 10

Ummah

Answer 10

Community of believers

Question 11

Medina

Answer 11

2nd holiest city
Burial place for Muhammad
First community/state for Islamic

Question 12

Mecca

Answer 12

Holiest city of Islam
Birthplace of Muhammad
Home of Kaba

Question 13

Jerusalem

Answer 13

Night journey to paradise(heaven)to visits prophet(dome of rock)
3rd holiest city

Question 14

Quran

Answer 14

Messages Gabriel gave to Muhammad over a 22 year period written by his followers
Final authority of Muslim faith

Question 15

What is the Sharia Law

Answer 15

Law of Muslims public and private life

Question 16

Sumah

Answer 16

Tradition, way of the prophet
Example of how to live

Question 17

5 pillars of Islam

Answer 17

1)Shahada-Allah is the only god and Muhammad is the true prophet
2)Salat-pray 5x to Mecca
3)Sawm-give to the poor
4)Zakat-fasting during the days on Ramadan
5)Hajj-must take a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their life

Question 18

What is a mosque

Answer 18

Place of worship for muslims

Question 19

What is a muezzin

Answer 19

Prayer caller

Question 20

Who is a Imam

Answer 20

Leader of the mosque/Pastor

Question 21

Caliph

Answer 21

Successor,new leader title

Question 22

Caliphate

Answer 22

Kingdom ruled under a caliph

Question 23

Rightly guided Caliphs

Answer 23

1st 4 caliph who were all relatives or close friends of Muhammad
1st was father in law-Abu bakr
4th was Caliph Ali
These 4 spread Islam through military conquest

Question 24

Why was the Muslim successful?

Answer 24

1)thought it was there duty to spread Islam
2)Byzantine(rival) was weak and vulnerable

Question 25

What caused the split among Arabs

Answer 25

When Ali and Husayn(Ali’s son) was murdered by Mu’awiyah and creates the Umayyad dynasty

Question 26

The Shia(Shiite)Muslim

Answer 26

Smaller group(13%) of muslims who believed Caliphs must be a descendent of Mohammed Most terrorist are Shia(Iraq, Iran, Syria)

Question 27

Sunni Muslims

Answer 27

Larger group(87%) Believed Caliphs could be anyone In Saudi, North Africa, Indonnesia(Largest Muslim country) Peaceful

Question 28

Sufi

Answer 28

Very conservative small group of sunni muslims who pursue poverty and devotions as the path to God

Question 29

Umayyad dynasty(Caliphate)

Answer 29

Arab empire reached greatest size,conquered new lands Moved capital from Mecca to Damascus Umayyad dynasty was the first to unite all of Arab lands(common language-Arab,religion-islam, and law code-Sharia)

Question 30

What is Jihad

Answer 30

Means struggle Holy wars to spread Islam through conquest

Question 31

What are non Muslims called

Answer 31

Infidel

Question 32

Abbasid dynasty/caliphate

Answer 32

2nd dynasty Golden age-period of scientific/artistic expression Moved capital from Damascus to Baghdad Overthrown by Genghis Khan and the mongals

Question 33

Baghdad

Answer 33

Capital city during the Abbasid Caliphate First multicultural Arab city(Arab,Byzantine,Indian, and Persians) Center of knowledge,learning,medicine, and science

Question 34

House of Wisdom

Answer 34

Intellectual center/school Teachers/scholars all over the world Intellectual explosion of learning

Question 35

Calligraphy

Answer 35

The Muslim art of elegant handwriting

Question 36

Arab legacy

Answer 36

1)Arabic number system 2)2nd largest religion 3)laid foundations for Algebra,medicine,surgery 4)first hospitals/pharmecies 5)calligraphy 6)coffee

Question 37

Unifying factors

Answer 37

Language-Arab Religion-Islam Law-Sharia