MUNM 3613 Final questions well
answered to pass
Rumi - correct answer ✔✔Persian poet
Musrat Fateh Ali Khan - correct answer ✔✔Pakistani vocalist, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the
devotional music of the Sufis; popularly known as Emperor of Qawwali
Kawala - correct answer ✔✔• Flute
• Made of reed
• Has 6 finger holes
• Religious and folk music
Zikr ritual - correct answer ✔✔-remembrance
-centered on the recitation of God's name accompanied by chants, breathing techniques, and
repetitive bodily movements that aid in concentration and ultimately help the Sufis in reaching
a state of ecstasy.
Munshid - correct answer ✔✔singer of a Madh ensemble
Mulid - correct answer ✔✔religious festival
Sufism meaning and definition - correct answer ✔✔described as mystical branch of Islam;
spiritual movement within Islam and its belief that a Sufi practitioner can experience God in this
life w assistance of rituals
, Sufism origins - correct answer ✔✔• Mystical movement within Islam
• 8th-9th c.: Iraq, Persia, Egypt
• Early Sufi mystics: meditation & self-discipline
• Institutionalized: Brotherhoods (orders)
• Zikr ("remembrance")
pearl diving profession - correct answer ✔✔4 mo. trip, typically started in June, harsh
occupation, no diving gear (just nose pin), dive as many as 120 times per day, avg workday of 16
hrs
Bahrain - correct answer ✔✔center of the Persian Gulf pear industry; oldest pearling history
and largest fleet
Nahham singer: role and importance - correct answer ✔✔-solo leading male singer
-performer of midaf
-free, non metered, without drums
Themes of lyrics - correct answer ✔✔courage, fantasy, and agony.
musical style - correct answer ✔✔drones symbolize the sounds of the sea
melodic gestures may symbolize the sound of waves, actually short moments of rest between
two pullings
Haram - correct answer ✔✔sinful and illegal according to doctrines of the Islamic law
Censorship of Rai (Algeria) - correct answer ✔✔1990s- ban on Rai music (genre of Algerian pop)
answered to pass
Rumi - correct answer ✔✔Persian poet
Musrat Fateh Ali Khan - correct answer ✔✔Pakistani vocalist, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the
devotional music of the Sufis; popularly known as Emperor of Qawwali
Kawala - correct answer ✔✔• Flute
• Made of reed
• Has 6 finger holes
• Religious and folk music
Zikr ritual - correct answer ✔✔-remembrance
-centered on the recitation of God's name accompanied by chants, breathing techniques, and
repetitive bodily movements that aid in concentration and ultimately help the Sufis in reaching
a state of ecstasy.
Munshid - correct answer ✔✔singer of a Madh ensemble
Mulid - correct answer ✔✔religious festival
Sufism meaning and definition - correct answer ✔✔described as mystical branch of Islam;
spiritual movement within Islam and its belief that a Sufi practitioner can experience God in this
life w assistance of rituals
, Sufism origins - correct answer ✔✔• Mystical movement within Islam
• 8th-9th c.: Iraq, Persia, Egypt
• Early Sufi mystics: meditation & self-discipline
• Institutionalized: Brotherhoods (orders)
• Zikr ("remembrance")
pearl diving profession - correct answer ✔✔4 mo. trip, typically started in June, harsh
occupation, no diving gear (just nose pin), dive as many as 120 times per day, avg workday of 16
hrs
Bahrain - correct answer ✔✔center of the Persian Gulf pear industry; oldest pearling history
and largest fleet
Nahham singer: role and importance - correct answer ✔✔-solo leading male singer
-performer of midaf
-free, non metered, without drums
Themes of lyrics - correct answer ✔✔courage, fantasy, and agony.
musical style - correct answer ✔✔drones symbolize the sounds of the sea
melodic gestures may symbolize the sound of waves, actually short moments of rest between
two pullings
Haram - correct answer ✔✔sinful and illegal according to doctrines of the Islamic law
Censorship of Rai (Algeria) - correct answer ✔✔1990s- ban on Rai music (genre of Algerian pop)
