SUBJECTIVE PART

Q # 1… In which period of the history Islam was introduced in North Africa? Describe the conquests of these lands from Amr Bin al’Aas to Uqba bin Nafi.

Q # 2… Write a comprehensive note on Muslim architecture in Spain, with special reference to some of the important buildings of Cordova and Granada.

Q # 3… What do you know about the influence of Muslim Sicily on the European Civilization? Please write in a scholarly manner.

Q # 4… Please discuss how the European Renaissance and Reformation took its spark from the universities and Seminaries of Qurtuba and Baghdad?

Q # 5… Describe the character and achievements of Muhammad al-Fatih, The Ottoman.

Q # 6… Sayyid Jamaluddin Afghani spent his life for the cause of Muslim awakening and unity in the Islamic world. Please discuss.

Q # 7… What are, in your view, the main problems of the Muslim Ummah of today? And what are their solutions?

Q # 8 (COMPULSORY QUESTION)

1- Iberian peninsula is a part of:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) None of these

2- Granada is a city of:
(a) Iran
(b) Egypt
(c) Syria
(d) None of these

3- The Umayyad rule in Spain came to an end in:
(a) 1000
(b) 1258
(c) 1492
(d) None of these.

4- The commander in the first ever Muslim Jihad in Constantinople was:
(a) Khalid bin Waleed
(b) Qutayba bin Muslim
(c) Yazid bin Muawiyah
(d) None of these.

5- Al-Dakhil was a prince of:
(a) Banu Abbas
(b) Saljukids
(c) Banu Umayyah
(d) None of these.

6- Ibn Tufail was:
(a) Poet
(b) Historian
(c) Philosopher
(d) None of these.

7- The author of Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din is:
(a) Al-Kindi
(b) Imam Al-Ghazali
(c) Ibn Sina
(d) None of these.

8- Hunayn ibn Ishaq lived during the reign of:
(a) Harun
(b) Hisham
(c) Mamun
(d) None of these.

9- Qubba-us_Sakhra is built at:
(a) Madina
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Makkah
(d) None of these.

10- Zaryab was:
(a) Poet
(b) Magician
(c) Singer
(d) None of these.

11- Who was the founder of Fatimid dynasty:
(a) Al-Mamun
(b) Mauwiyah
(c) Imam Hussain
(d) None of these.

12- Baghdad was the capital of:
(a) Banu Fatimah
(b) Ottomans
(c) Banu Abbas
(d) None of these.

13- Sihah Sittah are the books of:
(a) Tafsir
(b) Fiqh
(c) Hadith
(d) None of these.

14- Shajarat-ul-Dur was the queen of:
(a) Iraq
(b) Egypt
(c) Iran
(d) None of these.

15- Riyadh is the capital city of:
(a) Egypt
(b) Algeria
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) None of these.

16- Ibn Rushd was:
(a) Story Writer
(b) Philosopher
(c) Historian
(d) None of these.

17- Spain is called by the Arabs as:
(a) Ifriquiye
(b) Auruba
(c) Al-Andalus
(d) None of these.

18- Berbers were originally:
(a) Arabs
(b) Europeans
(c) Africans
(d) None of these.

19- “A History of Muslim Philosophy” is written by:
(a) M. Hanif Nadvi
(b) Kh. Abd al-Hakam
(c) M.M. Sharif
(d) None of these.

20- R. Dozy is the author of:
(a) History of Islam
(b) Islam and the Modern world
(c) Spanish Islam
(d) None of these.