Islamic essay!

[KAWISH]

aoa dear n respected members.this is going to be the third time im posting my querry about the issue.pls pls pls give me some hopeful directions this time or i'd give up over members' apathy!
the querry is:

a- i want to know why it is said about religious/islamic essay that such topics shoul be avoided
b- if such topics are really risky,what style of writing or what approach is safe to attempt such topics sucessfully

i request most humbly to pls help me out of this enygma.......
warm regards

[dr.ali.zaidi]

as far as i m concerned, i dont think that islamic topics should be avoided. In fact I myself wrote on a islamic topic. However, i must tell u here that u should have good knowledge about the religion in general and the topic in particular if u r thinking of attempting a religious topic. Your essay like any other essay should be more analytical and argumentative.

Regards
Dr.Ali.Zaidi

[KAWISH]

Originally Posted by dr.ali.zaidi

as far as i m concerned, i dont think that islamic topics should be avoided. In fact I myself wrote on a islamic topic. However, i must tell u here that u should have good knowledge about the religion in general and the topic in particular if u r thinking of attempting a religious topic. Your essay like any other essay should be more analytical and argumentative.

Regards
Dr.Ali.Zaidi

thnk u so much.thats the very fundamental principle for any topic.still appreciate ur response.but the thought is still there.i heard many english professors saying that.i want to know why it is said so that i can work to avoid such errors which make such attempt risky.
Regards

[Arbab.Danish]

May I say something?
I am also in favor of avoiding of Islamic Essay, because in such topis we need full, exact, truuthfull and right material. In Islamic essays you cant give reference of non religious personalities or books.
And more over if in any other topic like current aqffir's or in for example any technology Essay you write something the examiner may ignore that this is his (student's) inclination and judgement but this is not the case in Islamic Essay.
For Islamic Essay you have to make VERY SOLID conclusion. You have to fully reject or approve something on bases of very strong proofs.

And also some topics Islamic topics have unfortunately become controversial and disputed.
Like "Jehad"
Many examiners may be not in favor of Qittal. and they may be inclined more towards 'Jehad' by other peaceful means and there may be many who take Jehad as it was done in early days of Islam. The opposites may say the conditions have changed..such things.
or like 'co-education' there are strikingly different views about this issue.
and almost same is the case with other topics.
based on all this I'm in favor of avoiding Essays on Islamic topics.

Regards.

[KAWISH]

Originally Posted by Arbab.Danish

May I say something?
I am also in favor of avoiding of Islamic Essay, because in such topis we need full, exact, truuthfull and right material. In Islamic essays you cant give reference of non religious personalities or books.
And more over if in any other topic like current aqffir's or in for example any technology Essay you write something the examiner may ignore that this is his (student's) inclination and judgement but this is not the case in Islamic Essay.
For Islamic Essay you have to make VERY SOLID conclusion. You have to fully reject or approve something on bases of very strong proofs.

And also some topics Islamic topics have unfortunately become controversial and disputed.
Like "Jehad"
Many examiners may be not in favor of Qittal. and they may be inclined more towards 'Jehad' by other peaceful means and there may be many who take Jehad as it was done in early days of Islam. The opposites may say the conditions have changed..such things.
or like 'co-education' there are strikingly different views about this issue.
and almost same is the case with other topics.
based on all this I'm in favor of avoiding Essays on Islamic topics.

Regards.

u r welcome.thnk u...
anybody who disagree with this argument pls bring up ur own so that a sound conclusion can be reached.
Regards

[wajid582]

It is not the case that only Islamic topics are controversial but also include history. Unfortunately one Ummah has been torned to a number of pieces with different nomanclature and everyone is profuse with reference to Quran and Hadith. In nutshell the matter is the school of thought and sects in our religion. If one writes the thoughts of one school of thought and the checker of the paper belongs to rival school of thought than the aspirant should not expect justice. Same is the case with history.

W A Khan

[KAWISH]

@wajid582
thnx for ur useful contribution.
so may be then some senior aspirants who have sucessfully handled such topics should share thier thier view n guide how islamic essays should be atempted avoinding controversaries n risks.
regards

[Sabah Hunzai]

with due respect I disagree with your comments that one should avoid an Islamic essay. why one is making it controversial, I think we can give a balance and holistic approach to an Islamic topic. we have enough to portray the essentials or fundamental priciples of Islam. the checker is not there to defend his own school of thought, rather, he is there to assess many of your areas, like expression, style, structure, maturity of thoughts, relevant matrial and so and so forth.

I think we should go for it, no one can claims a complete understanding of religion, but one has his own insights about Islam.

[Arbab.Danish]

@Sabah
With due respect, ma'am you are absolutely right in saying that all. This is ideal case, This should be in that way as you are mentioning. But I don't think that personal belief and biasness are not going to affect your marks. perceptions, beliefs, prejudices always affect human's behavior. And belief (by belief I'm not meaning that basic belief but examiner's point of view about religious matters) is such a thing that every person thinks his belief is perfect. All arguments which go against their point of view in religious matters seem to them baseless and dummy.

It shouldn't be so but unfortunately because of human nature and such a sensitive issue (religious matter) its not often the case.

Its natural if your points are against someone's belief or point of view in religious issues, the more chances is you'll get less marks.

Any senior and experienced members like Mumtaz Hayyat Manika, or Tabbasum Shabir Awan or any other experienced member would be warmly welcomed to give their opinion about this, if they are reading this fortunately.

Regards.

[Sabah Hunzai]

ARBAB DANISH
I respect you comments, I never advocated for personal prjudices.

as the essays related to issues, be it political, social or religious, invite us to be neutral with them and seek for a viable solution. In doing so I think, one should strive for positives. I will reiterate the point that the assessor will never discourge you if you have a neutral approach.

what if you write on terrorism and your bent is towards taliban or otherwise, there is no guarantee that your assessor will not have his/her own bents.

play b/w the lines and neutralise the topic and if you are disagreeing any thing do it in an agreeable manner.

am also waiting for any expert input on it.

seniors please comment on it.