Revised Syllabus and Recommended Books of Islamic History
 

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PAPER: ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE (100 MARKS)[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
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Part –I (Marks 50) [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]

[B] I. Pre-Islamic Near East: An Overview [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
§ [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Political, Social, Cultural, Religious and Economic Conditions in the Near East including Arabia before the dawn of Islam

[B]II. The Dawn of Islam: The Prophetic Age (570-632) [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Biography of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH): A Chronology of the Major [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Events in his Life [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Motivator (Daa’i), Major points of his mission [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Military Leader/Strategist [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Political Leader/Head of the State [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B]III. The Pious Caliphate (632-660)
[/B][/FONT] [/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Caliph Abu Bakr (632-34): Apostasy Wars and Consolidation of Islam [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Caliph Umar b.Khattab (634-44): Establishment of Administrative System and Expansion of Muslim Empire [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Caliph Uthman b.Affan (644-56): Problems and Issues in the Muslim Community [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Caliph Ali b.Talib (656-660): Rise of Factionalism [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Abdication of Imam Hasan and Establishment of Umayyad Dynasty (660) [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B]IV. Political System of Islam under the Prophet (PBUH) and the Pious Caliphate
[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3] [FONT=Verdana]Nature of Islamic State [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Form of the Government [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Functions of the Islamic State[/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Sovereignty of God[/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Caliphate or Vicegerency of Man [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Appointment of Caliph [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Shura or the Consultative Body and its Role [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B] V. Institutional Development of the Muslim Civilization:The Early Phase (622-660)
[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3] [FONT=Verdana]Development of Law and Judiciary in Early Islam [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Administration and State Conduct [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Defense in Early Islam [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Educational System [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Propagation of Islam [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Financial Administration [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Heritage and Culture[/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B]VI. The Umayyad in Power (660-749) [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Political History of the Umayyad Dynasty [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Statecraft and Administration under the Umayyads [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Society and the Development of Arabic Literature. [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Cultural achievements [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4][COLOR=Navy][B]Part –II (Marks 50)
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[B] I. The Abbasids of Baghdad (749-1258) [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]The Abbasid Revolution and the Establishment of the Abbasid Dynasty [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Administrative Structure under the Abbasids [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Development of Scientific Knowledge under the Abbasids [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Muslim Philosophy under the Abbasids [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Cultural achievements [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B] II. Spain under the Muslim Rule [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Spain under the rule of the Arabs and Moors (711-1492) [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Political Fragmentation and the Fall of Granada (1492)[/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Muslim Contribution in the Realm of Culture, Arts and Architecture [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B]III. The Crusades against Islam [/B][/FONT] [/SIZE]
[LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Major Encounters and Actors (1092-1228) [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Impact of the Crusades on Muslim-Christian Relations [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B]IV. The Ottoman Empire [/B][/FONT] [/SIZE]
[LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Turks (1299-1923) [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]State, Society and Economy under the Ottomans [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Treatment with the Religious Minorities [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Contribution towards Culture, Arts and Architecture [/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B] V. Sufism as an Institution of the Muslim Society [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Origin and Development of Sufism [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Contribution of the Sufis to the Muslim Civilization [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Relationship of the Sufis with the State and Political Authorities. [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]A critical Look at Sufism[/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][B]VI. Islam and Modernity in Contemporary World [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]
[/FONT][/SIZE][LIST][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]The Emergence of Islamic Modernism [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Intellectual, Political, Economic, Social and Educational Aspects of Islamic [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Modernism [/FONT][/SIZE][*][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Dissemination of Muslim Learning in the West[/FONT][/SIZE][/LIST]



[CENTER][CENTER][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=5][COLOR=Green][B]SUGGESTED READINGS

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[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3] 1. Discovering Islam—Making Sense of Muslim History and Society[COLOR=white]------------------------[/COLOR] Ahmad, Akbar

2. Islam: Ideology and Leading Issues[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Ali, Anwar.

3. The Spirit of Islam[COLOR=white]--------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Ali, S. Ameer

4. Aspects of Islamic Civilization: The Muslim World Depicted Through Its Literature[COLOR=white]-------[/COLOR]Arberry, A. J.

5. The Preaching of Islam—A History of the Muslim Faith[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------[/COLOR]Arnold,T.W.

6. The History of Philosophy in Islam[COLOR=white]-----------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Boer,T. J. De.

7. The History of Islamic Peoples[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Brockelmann, Carl(ed)

8. Spanish Islam [COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]---------------------------[/COLOR] Dozy,R.

9. Studies on the Civilization of Islam [COLOR=white]---------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Gibb,Ham

10. The Religion of Islam, Vol. I & II[COLOR=white]-----------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Gaqwash,Ahmad A.

11. Classical Islam:AHistory600— 1258[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Grunebaum,G.EVoni

12. Cambridge History of India [COLOR=white]-----------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Holts, P. M. and Lewis, Bernard.

13. Islam Resurgent: The Islamic World Today[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Irving,T.B.

14. Islam: From Prophet Mohammad to the Capture of Constantinople.[COLOR=white] ----------------[/COLOR] Lewis, Bernard

15. Islamic History.[COLOR=white] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Munir, Muhammad

16. Islam and The Modern World[COLOR=white]--------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Nadvi, Abu Hasan Ali.

17. The Making of the Past: the Spread of Islam[COLOR=white]------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Rogers, Michael

18. A History of Medieval Islam [COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------------- [/COLOR]Saunders, J.J.

19. Introduction to Islamic Civilization[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Savory, R.M. (ed)

20. The Legacy of Islam[COLOR=white]---------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Schacht, Joseph& Bosworth, C.E (eds)

21. Islamic History—A New Interpretation AD 750— 1055[COLOR=white]-----------------------------[/COLOR] Shaban, M.A.

22. The Abbasid Revolution[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]-------------[/COLOR]Shaban, M.A.

23. A History of Muslim Philosophy [COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Sharif, M.M.

24. Muslim Thought :Its Origin and Achievements[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------[/COLOR] Nadvi Muhammad Hanif

25. Studies in Islamic History[COLOR=white]--------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Siddiqi, Amir Hassan.

26. The Revolution which Toppled the Umayyads Neither Arab nor Abbasid[COLOR=white]------------[/COLOR] Agha, Saleh Said

27. Sirat un Nabi Vol. I & II[COLOR=white]------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Noumani, Shibli

28. Rasol-e-AkramkiSiasiZindagi[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Hamidullah, Dr. Muhammad

29. Khilafat-o-Malokiat[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Syed Abul Aala Maudoodi

30. Ahd-e-Nabawi main Riyasatka Nash o Irtaqa[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Ahmad, Dr. Nisar

31. Siddiq-e-Akbar[COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Akbarabadi, Saeed Ahmad

32. Al-Farooq [COLOR=white]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Noumani, Shibli
33. History of Islam[COLOR=white]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Najeebabadi, Akbar sha`

34. Painting in Islam[COLOR=white]------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] Thomas, Sir A.

35. Early Islamic Pottery[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Lane, A.

36. Muslim Calligraphy[COLOR=white]---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Ziauddin, M.

37. Islamic Art & Architecture[COLOR=white]-------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Kuhnel, E.

38. Daira Ma’arif e Islamia (relevant articles)[COLOR=white] ----------------------------------------------[/COLOR]University of Punjab

39. The Cultural Atlas of Islam[COLOR=white]------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR]Isma’il Raji al-Faruqi & Lois Lamya’ al-Faruqi[/SIZE][/FONT]