Food & Traditions
What are stuffed grape leaves called in Syria?
yabraq or wara2 3eneb
Which prophet is believed to be buried inside the Umayyad Mosque?
Prophet Yahya (AS)
What year did the Syrian revolution begin?
2011
What’s the largest mosque in Syria called?
Umayyad mosque
Which Syrian city is known as the “City of Jasmine”?
Damascus
What’s syria’s most popular sport?
football/soccer
Which famous Sahabi has a mosque named after him and is buried in a city in Syria? Name the companion, the city, and what he was known as.
Khalid ibn al-Walid (RA) — buried in Homs — known as Sayf Allah (The Sword of Allah)
Which city is known as the “capital of the revolution”?
Homs
What are the large wooden water wheels in Hama called?
Norias /na3oora in arabic
This city is famous for its unique style of kibbeh with sour cherry sauce
Aleppo
halawet el jebn is??.... homsiyeh or hamwiyeh?
homsiyeh :))
This Umayyad caliph moved the Islamic capital from Madina to Damascus.
Muʿawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
Name 3 figures that were vital for the revolution?
Abdelbaset Al sarout, Mazen A-hamada, Hamza al-Khateeb, Razan Zaitouneh, Ibrahim Qashoush
Damascus is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world — approximately how many years old?
~11,000 years (accept 10k+)
T or F: Damascus gave its name to a famous type of steel
True
This famous green soap made from olive and laurel oil originated in which Syrian city?
Aleppo
Why is Syria (Bilad al-Sham) considered historically important in Islam? Name THREE reasons.
Many prophets lived there, Sahaba buried there. Umayyad capital, Major battles fought there, Center of knowledge
Who wrote and led the famous chant “Yalla irhal ya Bashar”?
Ibrahim Qashoush
What ancient city in the desert is famous for ruins?
Palmyra
What does the nems is Bab Al hara say here?
“Hala wallah, hayallah, eh wallah, la3younak, hal ra2beh, _______”
saddadeh
What is the name of the drummer who wakes people up for suhoor in Ramadan?
Musaharati
Finish this hadith:
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " طُوبَى لِلشَّأْمِ " . فَقُلْنَا لأَىٍّ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ _______
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Tuba is for Ash-Sham.' So we said: 'Why is that O Messenger of Allah?' He said: ________
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
" لأَنَّ مَلاَئِكَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ بَاسِطَةٌ أَجْنِحَتَهَا عَلَيْهَا "
'Because the angels of Ar-Rahman spread their wings over it.'"
What's the story behind the famous graffiti "Your turn has come, Doctor"
The famous graffiti was spray-painted in February 2011 on a school wall in Daraa, Syria, by a 14-year-old boy named Mouawiya Syasneh and his friends, and was inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The message was directed at President Bashar al-Assad
Name TWO cities that have castles and name them?
Aleppo → Citadel of Aleppo
Homs → Krak des Chevaliers (near Homs)
Damascus → Citadel of Damascus
Latakia/Tartus area → Saladin Castle (Qal’at Salah ad-Din)
Syria was the birthplace of A_____?
Alphabets