plz guys and girls tell me how can i start islamic history from the very start ?????????? how time for both papers should b mananged?

You cant manage without reading it out first.give it a whole read.you would underdtand how much time you need.make sure yiu have plenty of time to prepare it.

thanks xaara ,i have time but do suggest me any strategy or ur experience???????

first of all, go through the past papers to see the paper trend and questions, then you will get the idea that which topics are more important from examination point of view, focus on those questions primarily,,,,,,,secondly as per my experience, paper 1 is quite easy and general as compared to paper 2, so manage your time in such a way that you could give maximum time to paper 2.make your study plan keeping in view the syllabus.

history particularly Islamic history can be best prepared if you will study it with keen interest, for ce 2013 attempt, you have a plenty of time so you can well prepared it. best of luck!

P.S:This thread will help you for sure.
http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optio...y-culture.html

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thanks very much mano g .........plz can u tell me the important topics ????????

Paper 1

Civilizations at the advent of islam (not just arabian one...have a look at Roman, Persian, Indian civilizations too)

Holy Prophet (PBUH) as messenger of peace wrt to Treaty of Hudaibiya, Mithaq-e Madinah,conquest of makkah

Character and achievements of Abu Bakar (RA)... (i.e Ridda wars, compilation of holy Quran, iraq n syria war)

Character and achievements of Umar (RA)...(pioneer of welfare state..military expeditions etc)

write a note on emergence of kharijite and shiite and their beliefs

Ummayads....central and provincial administrative structure
umayyads.....causes of downfall

Abbasid.....revenue system
Abbasid.....golden period/contribution to arts and sciences

paper 2

causes n events of conquest of spain

causes and consequences of attack on north africa..intro of north african countries

muslim philosphy in spain...3 philosphers (ibn khaldun, ibn rushd, ibn tufail)

muslim architecture in spain....(mosque of cordova, al hamra, generalife)

notes on character and achievements of Abdur Rahman I, Abdur Rahman 3, Suleiman al qanuni, Muhammad al fatih

ottoman tanzimat, millet system, causes of downfall

Reforms of ataturk

causes of downfall of ummah..solutions

clash of civilizations
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in addition to these topics, notes on following topics can be asked in both papers
!) battle of zallaqa 2) samarra 3)haroon rashid 4)al- mamun 5)baitulhikma 6)al muwatta 7)islamic economic system 8)kasb-i-hilal 9)barmakids 10)nizam ul mulk tusi 11)jamal ud din afghani

mano g would certainly provide better guidance

The topics mentioned by wali ahad are good enough, ottoman empire is the topic which can be covered/asked in paper 1, as well as paper 2..........again i would like to suggest to go through past papers, most of the questions repeat, but another trend in the recent years is that, some general topics are also included in the paper, for example this time, origin and characteristics of Islamic civilization was asked, it might not be there in Islamic history course books, but they expect the answer of such questions from Islamic history students, Islamic Fiqhas, Islamic systems, e.g, political, economic, moral etc are also needed to be study.best of luck!

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thanks wali ahad and mano g but here i am having other question that islamic history is very new for me in the context of css but i have gone through indo-pak history what u will suggest which one is good for CE 2013 ???????

Well, you have given answer to you question yourself, if you have gone through indo pak history, and you find it easy for you, then go for it, but keeping in view ce 2011 scoring trend, islamic history is better, you have plenty of time for ce 2013, so take the decision keeping in view all these factors, islamic history is lengthy but not very difficult if one has some background knowledge.

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