Chapter 1- Story Words

Question 0

التصوّف

Answer 0

Sufism- mystical and devotional beliefs and practices among Muslims.

Question 1

زاوِية ج. زٓواية

Answer 1

Literal: corner

In terms of Sufi, refers to small mosque that is local HQ

Question 2

الصوفية ( م. صوفيّ )

Answer 2

Refers to Sufi people as a collective plural

Question 3

طٓريقة صوفيّة

Answer 3

Sufi religious order
Became social organizations, very popular
Played important role s in spread of Islam and personal lives of Muslims
طريقة= means path/ way

Question 4

وٓلِيّ ج. آوْلِياء

Answer 4

Holy person, saint or friend of god
Important figure in Sufism
Seems as link to human and divine

Question 5

بٓرٓكة ج. بٓرٓكات

Answer 5

Means blessing (is from god)

Question 6

المٓماليك (م. مٓملوك)

Answer 6

Means: one who is owned or slave.
Refers to dynasties brought as slave soldiers.
In wake of crusades, this group rose to power and ruled Egypt, much of greater Syria and part of Arabian peninsula between 1250- 1517 when the ottomans defeated them.
Haunted invasion of Mongols.

Question 7

Ibn batutta

ابن بطوطة

Answer 7

Grew up in morocco, المغرب, in a town called, طنجة.
Lived from 1304-1368/69
Famous for his extensive travels and real information and accounts of it in his book called, journey, رحاة. Real info about people and situations of the counties, heritage, the greatest view he has ever seen in Cairo, and most important was Timbuktu, تنبكتو, in Mali, مال, and the desert, الصحراء, as well as the conditions of the people.
Book later translated to French, فرنسية, and German, الألمانية.
Over period of 30 years, he travels to Middle East, North Africa, Horn of Africa, west Africa, Eastern Europe, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and china
Is considered the greatest traveller of all time.

Question 8

سوق مدحت باشا

Answer 8

Forms western half of street called, straight/ المستقيم.
Was named after former governor or Syria
Established, أنشأه in 1878
Churches of العهد البيزنطي (Beezatine empire)

Question 9

سوق الحرير

Answer 9

Created year 1574
Located in last markets of الحميدية, and close to the mosque ummoee, الجامع الأموي.
Sold women’s sewing supplies, perfumes, fabrics

Question 10

سوق البزورية

Answer 10

Famous for spice vendors يشتهر بحوانيته الصغيرة التي تغص بأنواع الباهرات
Located south of mosque
الباهرات= spices
بحوانيته= shops
تغص= filled
بأنواع= types

Question 11

سوق الحميدية

Answer 11

Most famous markets in Damascus, أشهر أسواق دمشق الشعبية
Can buy all kinds of goods like clothing and sweets
تشتهر بجميع انواع البضائع و لاسيما الملابس و الأقمشة و الحلويات.
البضائع= goods

Question 12

دمشق بأسماء التاريخ

Answer 12

تعتبر مدينة دمشق اقدم عاصمة تاريخية غي العالم

عاصمة= capital