Lectureship test conducted by SPSC does contain questions from the Jahillya period, Prophet at Makkah, Madina, the pious caliphate period (40) years, the Ummayads, the Abbasids, the Fatimids, the Mughals and so on. So as far as the question paper pattern of lectureship (Islamiat) is concerned, study of Islamic History and Culture helps get command on Islamiat MCQ's, though not 90 percent.

In this thread I have made things clear and removed ambiguity .. I know what I'm doing and please find out who's meddling here .. Don't know what you are upto bro, but I haven't got time to argue for long .. So peace out and let me profess my own views ..

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for anyone who wants to have the ebook versions, here are the links to two of the books mentioned by Stunner for Islamic history 2:-
Spanish Islam:
http://archive.org/details/spanishislamhist00dozy

The preaching of Islam:
http://archive.org/details/preachingofislam00arnouoft

How to attempt "conquest of North Africa ", parameters needed from seniors
How to attemp fol question
Discuss conquest of North Africa? It's causes of expension and consequences and effects.
I am confused a out this question, which is oft- come up in Paper 1 and 2 mostly. Secondly, I have no material about it. Thirdly, where should we start it, should from Hazrat umer's times till umayyads/ walid- I????
And what states falls under their conquest that time. I mean what's parts of the North Africa are meant, are they are Qayrowan, morocco, sicly, Gibraltar and Tunis????
Please Guide me and provide material on this

Thanks a lot for sharing the e-book links here for the benefit of all .. Dozy's Spanish Islam, especially, was hard to find anywhere in Pakistan ..

The best material on Northern Africa can be found in 'Preaching of Islam' by Sir Thomas Arnold .. You can download the PDF of this book from link given by 'fReddY' in the post above .. Chap 4 and 11 deal with African conquests and specifically in the West coast and East coast .. The areas covered within these chapters will be enough ..

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Dear brother, how much time will i need to cover islamic history and culture for CSS 2014? please mention days as well as hours per day..
P.S: i have an interest in IHC..

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"Whomever Allah guides, no one can misguide, and whomever Allah misguides, no one can guide." Al-Qura'an.

start the conquest of N.Africa from the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar and write the events that followed after this epoch.

write till it is required.it will be specefied otherwise write until the end of Abbasid's era conquests

causes of conquest : various but write as 1.strategic :it was door to Spain etc
2.economic activity in N.Africa : trade,agriculture, rivers,
3.propagation of Islam
4.need of African residents : they were indulged in ommoral practices
and the list goes on...

consequences : 1.economic boost 2.islamic values were incorporated in the roots of Africa from ther on 3.exchange of civilizatian's moores : for ex: islam raised the status of tenants.
4.militarily invasion proved to be fruitful.more weapons which the Muslims of Arabia had not laid hands to it,were taken into their artillery

a few more
some negative outfalls: 1.extravagancy 2.political dissensions 3.difficulty for the centre to look after the vast territory

i hope it is clear and will help u out on this

@ Stunner
sir when your book is coming to the market????? and how we will get it in peshawar?

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The road to success is always under construction.

Islamic History requires around 40 - 50 days for a good preparation .. I'm not fond of studying by hours but if you study it topic by topic the aforementioned time period will be enough ..

Bro doing my best to complete it within this month .. It may take another some days to get published but I'll make sure InshaAllah that out of Lahore students get their copies without any hassle ..

Regards ..

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salaam....kindly give me the torrents for those documentries, really need