FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1989
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – I
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions; Question No.1 is Compulsory.
1 Read the following statement and write down the correct answer in your answer book:
(a) The Prophet (Sallala ho Allaihe wa Sallam) received first wahy when he was 60/28/40 years old.
(b) The Makkans made a social boycott of the Muslims in the year 5/7/9 of Prophethood
(c) After the death of Syeda Khadija in Makka, the Prophet (PBUH) took Syeda Umme Salma/Ayisha/Sauda/Zainab at his second wife.
(d) First hijrah to Ethiopia was made in the year 9th/7th/5th of Prophethood.
(e) The longest surah in the Qur’an is al-Imran/al-Pil/al-Baqarah.
(f) The pact of Najran was signed between the Muslims and Jews/Muslims and Christians.
(g) The largest number of ahadith were reported by Syeda Ayesha/Hazrat Anas bin Malik/Hazrat Abu Hurairah.
(h) First masjid ever built on earth was al-Aqsa/masjid al-Nabwi/masjid al-Haram Makkah.
(i) Bait Ridwan was made to take revenge for the blood of Hazrat Hamzah/Hazrat Uthman/Hazrat Ali.
(j) The last ayah revealed to the Prophet (PBUH) was?
2 Explain major clauses of “Constitution of Madinah”. What guiding principles can be drawn from it for an Islamic political system?
3 Discuss the administrative and military achievements of Syedena Umar bin al-Khattab.
4 Discuss the role of shura in an Islamic political system; what are the required qualifications for the members of shura and for the head of state.
5 “Islam is more a culture than a religion”, please comment With special reference to cultural achievements under the Abbasi rule.
6 What is the significance of masjid as an Islamic Institution?
7 Why “Islamic Socialism” is-regarded a contradiction in term, please make a comparative study of Islam and Socialist philosophy Islamic History & Culture
8 Elucidate the distinctive characteristics of the five major school of fiqah that developed during late Umawi and early Abbasi’ periods, please also refer briefly to the lives of their founders.
9 Write a critical note on the reforms introduced by Muhammad in Laws in the Ottoman rule.