Arabian Literature and Islam Original just modified true or false Flashcards

A set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key concepts from the notes.

The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam revealed to __.

Prophet Muhammad

The Qur'an is divided into __.

114 surahs and 30 juz'.

The opening chapter of the Qur'an is called __.

Al-Fatiha

One Thousand and One Nights is also known as __.

The Arabian Nights

Scheherazade saved her life by telling stories to __.

King Shahryar

__ is known as the 'Father of Sociology'.

Ibn Khaldun

__ is a collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes.

Al-Mu'allaqat

__ is a traditional Arabian sport involving trained falcons.

Falconry

__ is used in Arabian weddings as a symbol of joy and blessing.

Henna

__ was an Abbasid poet famous for wine poems.

Abu Nuwas

The Kaaba is located in __.

Medina

The Rub' al-Khali is known as the __ of Arabia.

Green Garden

Al-Mutanabbi is remembered only for writing __.

zoology books

The Ring of the Dove is a __.

treatise on love by Ibn Hazm

The Book of Misers promotes greed as a cultural __.

virtue

The Qur'an was written by __ after his death.

Muhammad

Bedouin Nabati poetry was written in __.

Latin

King Shahryar is remembered as a __.

a generous and kind ruler

Ibn Khaldun's concept of asabiyyah means __.

social cohesion or solidarity

__ wrote The Ring of the Dove.

Al-Jahiz