Question
In the eleven days of Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal leading up to this day, some West African Muslims celebrate by reciting praise poetry written by Hassān ibn Thābit, Al-Būsīrī, and Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this holiday which was not officially recognized by Islamic authorities until nearly 200 years after Islam's advent and is frequently cited as an example of bid’ah.
ANSWER: Mawlid an-nabi [or Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi; or Muled en-Nabawi; or Maulidur-Rasul; or Gàmmu; or Mevlid; prompt on the birthday of Muhammad or similar descriptions]
[10h] Mawlid is the most important celebration of this popular North African Sufi order founded by a namesake Algerian shaykh and popularized by Shaykh Niasse.
ANSWER: al-Tarīqa al-Tijāniyya [or Tijaan; or Tidiane; or Tidjane]
[10e] The Tijaniya wird, a formula of prayers repeated twice daily, concludes with 100 repetitions of this phrase affirming belief in tawhid which one must recite in order to convert to Islam.
ANSWER: the Shahadah [or as-sahada; or “There is no god but Allah”; or “la ilaha illa l-Lah, Muhammad rasulu l-Lah”]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fable of the Miis | Water Buffalo | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Knox et al | Goldman & Jackson | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Three Cantabrigians | The Chard Problem of Consciousness | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | N | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | N | 6 | 18.33 | 83% | 83% | 17% |