Study Plan of Pakistan Studies Part 1
Recommended Books:
1) Pakistan Affairs by
M.Ikram Rabbani
2) Pakistan Studies by
Gul Shahzad Serwar
Ok I gone through the Guidance of Our Forum Senior members Redmax Specially and made a collective study plan for myself and members of this thread, So if we will study this hope to cover Pakistan Affairs effectively.
Read the whole book atleast twice so you could get the idea of history and main events happened.
I divided Pakistan Studies into 2 parts
Part 1: Before Pakistan's Creation
Part 2: After Pakistan's Creation
Study Plan of Part 1
1) Life in sub-continent before the arrival of Arabs Muslims.
2) Influx of Muslims from South, Sindh and North in the subcontinent
3) Missionaries/Invaders/Rulers in the sub-continent & its vicinities
4) Four Sufi Silsila ( Suhrwardiya, Qadriya, Naqshbandya, Chisthiya )
5) Evolution of a Muslim Society & its dynamics
6) Downfall and Deformation of Muslim Society/Rule in Sub-continent & its factors.
Reformists and Reformist Movements
1) Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi
His life, works & struggle for cause of Muslims
2) Shah Waliullah
His life, works and ideologies.
3) His Movement & Its impact on Muslims of sub-continent.
Syed Ahmed Shaheed and his Jihadi Movement
4)Haji Sharee’tullah and his
faraizi Movement.
Sir Syed Ahmed
5) His life, works and multifarious struggle.
Contribution in enlightening Muslims socially, politically & educationally.
Aligarh Movement
Origin, ideology, missions, dignitaries, contributions towards cause of
Muslims.
6) Deoband Movemnt (Dar-ul-uloom Deoband)
Origin, Purpose, ideology, scholars, struggle for cause of Muslims.
N.B => Aligarh v/s Deoband : A comparison & contrast between the two.
Nadwat-e-Ulema
Events of Freedom
Struggle Towards the creation of Pakistan
Indian Act of 1892
Partition of Benagl 16 October; 1905
Shimla Deputation 1st October; 1906
Formation of All India Muslim League 31st December; 1906
Minto-Morley Reforms 1909
Annulment of Bengal 12th December; 1911
Delhi Durbar of 1911
Reaction of Muslims on the Annulment of Bengal
Lucknow Pact 1916
World War- I : (1914-1918)
Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Chelmsford-Montagu Reforms 1919
Indian Act of 1919
Elections of 1920 and 1923
Khilafat Movement 1919-1922
Muslim League Resolution of 1924
Nehru Report 1928
All India Muslim Conference, Delhi. (Delhi Proposals) 1929
Quaid-e-Azam’s Fourteen Points, 20th March; 1927
Simon Commission May; 1930
Round Table Conferences 1930-1932 at London, England.
1st Session, 12th November; 1930
Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 5th March,1931
2nd Session, 7th September; 1931
Communal Award 1932
3rd Session, 17th November; 1932.
Indian Act of 1935
Elections of 1937
Congress Ministries July; 1937 – October; 1939
All India Muslim League Annual Session, 1938, held at Patna.
Lahore Resolution, 23rd March; 1940
Cripps Mission 30th March; 1942
Jinnah-Gandhi Talks (1940-1944)
Simla Conference
Elections of 1945
Muslim League Legislators’ Convention, April 1946
Cabinet Mission, 24th March;1946
Role of Majority Provinces in Establishment of Pakistan
Interim Government 1946
3rd June Plan (Lord Mountbatten)
Radcliffe Award, 8th July; 1947
Partition of Bengal and Punjab
Independence Act, 14th July; 1947
Transfer of Power
Two-Nation Theory
Reasons for Two-Nation Theory
Validation of Two-Nation Theory after Fall of Dacca
Ideology of Pakistan
Role of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (25 Dec; 1876 – 11 Sept; 1948)
As an Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
As consolidator of Nascent State of Pakistan
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (9 Nov; 1877 – 21 April; 1938)
Period from 1940 - 1947
These are very important topics and atleast 4 questions can be prepared from these topics so read them carefully.
I again urge you people to read book atleast twice, I did this last year and understood the whole scenario which helped me write from my own but as you know dates, events and places are very important so learn that by heart also.
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