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| Islamic History And Culture (Total Marks 200) |
PAPER-I (Marks-l00)
- Humanity at the dawn of Islam
- A brief survey of major world civilization, with special emphasis on their intellectual, humanistic and special institutions - their impact on world history.
- Advent of Islam
- Life and teachings of the Holy Prophet. Foundations of a new and revolutionary world order: Institutions of Islam; Political. Social, Economic and Legal Structure of the Islamic polity.
- The Quran: Emphasis on the study of Nature and Research. Changes brought by Islam in human thinking and behaviour.
- Foundation of Muslim State
- Early conquests of the Khulfa-i-Rashidin; Administrative and legal structure of the State.
Political and Ideological differences and the emergence of the Ummayyads: Expansion and consolidation of the Empire.
- The Grandeur of Islam
- Philosophical, scientific and Literary Progress of the Muslims during the Abbasid period.
- The Ottoman Caliphate
- Turkish march towards Europe. Political structure of the Turkish Empire, salient features of their administration, decline and disintegration.
PAPER-II (Marks - 100)
- Islam in Africa and Spain
- Muslim achievements in Natural and Social Sciences:
- Schools of Baghadad, Spain and Iran, Muslim contribution to History, Science. Medicine and other branches of human civilization.
- Muslim Arts
- Muslims' contribution in architecture, music, painting, handicrafts, pottery, calligraphy, etc.
- Renaissance and Reformation
- Origin of this intellectual revolution; Contribution of' Muslim Universities and Seminaries in Spain and Baghdad:
Dissemination of Muslim learning's in the West.
- Modem World
- Impact of Islam on Western thought, social institutions and economic policies.
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Suggested Readings |
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Title |
Author |
| 1 |
Discovering Islam - Making Sense of Muslim History and Society |
Ahmed, Akbar S. |
| 2 |
Islam: Ideology and Leading Issues |
Ali, Anwar |
| 3 |
The Spirit of Islam |
Ali, S. Ameer |
| 4 |
Aspects of Islamic Civilization: The Muslim World Depicted Through Its Literature |
Arberry, A.J. |
| 5 |
The Preaching of Islam - A History of the Muslim Faith |
Arnold, T.W. |
| 6 |
The History of Philosophy in Islam |
Boer, T.J. De |
| 7 |
History of the Islamic People |
Brockelmann, Carl (ed) |
| 8 |
Spanish Islam |
Dozy, R. |
| 9 |
Studies on the Civilization of Islam |
Gibb Hamilton A.R. |
| 10 |
The Religion of Islam Vol. I & II |
Glawash, Ahmed A. |
| 11 |
Classical Islam; A History 600-1258 |
Grunebaum, G.E. Voni |
| 12 |
Cambridge History of India |
Holts, P.M. and Lewis, Bernard |
| 13 |
Islam Resurgent: The Islamic World Today |
Irving, T.B. |
| 14 |
Islam: From Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinpole |
Lewis, Bernard |
| 15 |
Islam in History |
Munir, Muhammad |
| 16 |
Islam and the Modern World |
Nadawi, Abu Hassan Ali |
| 17 |
The Making of the Past; the Spread of Islam |
Rogers, Michael |
| 18 |
A History of Medieval Islam |
Saunders, J.J. |
| 19 |
Introduction to Islamic Civilization |
Savory, R.M. (ed) |
| 20 |
The Legecy of Islam |
Schacht, Joseph & Bosworth, C.E. (eds) |
| 21 |
Islamic History - A New Interpretation AD 750 - 1055 |
Shaban, M.A. |
| 22 |
A History of Muslim Philosophy |
Sharif, M.M. |
| 23 |
Muslim Thought: Its Origin and Achievements |
Mohammed Hanif Nadvi |
| 24 |
Studies in Islamic History |
Siddiqi, Amir Hassan |
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