FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1990
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions, including Question No.1, which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1 Attempt according to instructions given in each section.
Section I: Write the correct answer in your script:
(a) Hakam/Muhammad/Abdur Rahman was the first Caliph of Umayyads of Spain
(b) Liaqat Ali Khan/Sardar Abdul Rabb Nishtar/Khawaja Nazimuddin was the first prime minister of Pakistan
(c) The downfall of the Umayyads in Damascus happened in 125 A.H./132 A.H/150 A.H
(d) Muslims reached North Africa in the period of Amir Muawiya/Abdul Malik/WWalid.
Section II: Answer the following questions:
(a) For how many years did Abdur Rahman I ruled?
(b) When did Muhammad Abdur Rahman come into power?
(c) How many years did Abbasids ruled in Baghdad?
(d) Who is the head of the state of Brunei?
Section III: Answer in Yes or No
(a) The battle of Qadisiyya was fought in the period of Caliph Umar
(b) The author of the hook “lhya Ulum ad-din” is Shah Wali Ullah
(c) Al-Afid was the last Caliph of the Fatimides
(d) Baitul-Hikmat was founded by Maroon ar-Rashid.
Section IV: Arrange the following in Chronological order
(a) Abdul Malik b. Marwan
(b) al-Mamoon
(c) Yazid b. Abdul Malik
(d) Muawiyah b. Abi Sufyan
2 Write a detailed note on the literary and cutural actvities during the reign of Al-Mamun
3 Abu Jafar al-Mansur is known as the real founder of Abbasid dynasty. Discuss.
4 Describe in detajl the services rendered by the sufism in disseminating Islam in the Indo-Pak sub-continent.
5 The reign of Caliph Umar I is known as the golden period of Islamic History. Discuss.
6 Enumerate the contributions of Muslims of Spain in the fields of medicine and architecture.
7 Write a comprehensive note on the contributions of the Muslims in natural and soçial Sciences under the Abbasids of Baghdad.
8 Write down the character and achievements of Caliph Umar bin Abd al-Aziz. Why this Caliph is called The fifth rightly guided Caliph’?
9 Write notes on any TWO of the following: (a) Bermicides (b) Al-Ghazali (c) Muslim Art of Calligraphy (d) Shariah Bill