PAPER-I Total Marks: 100
HISTORY OF ARABIC LITERATURE
A: The Pre-Islamic Arabic Literature and its salient features.
B: Al-Quran and its influence on Arabic Literature.
C: Literary movements, Classical Background, Socio-cultural influences and modern trends in Abbasid period and its literary history.
D: Contribution of The Arabs in the fields of science Philosophy and linguistics with critical study of the works of Immam Ghazali, Ibn-e-Rashique, Ibn-e-Qutaiba, AlJahiz, Ibn-e-Jinay and Khalil Bin Ahmed.
E: Literary movements in Undlus period.
F: Origin of modern literary style and its development, including Drama novel, short story and essay, special emphasis on the literature of Al-Mahjer and its outstanding representatives: Fouzi Almaloof, Jabran Khalil Jabran, Mikhail Nuaima and Ilia Abu Medh.
G: A short introduction to Indo-Pak Arabic Literature in the fields of prose and poetry and extension study of the works of Ghulam Ali Azad Bilgrami and Shah Wali Ullah.
RHETORIC
A: To explain the meaning of Rhetoric ad its Literary aspects and differentiate them.
B: 1. Al-Tashbee 2. Al-Istiarah 3. Al haqiqah Wal-majaz 4. AlKinayah.
LINGUISTICS
A: Arabic Grammar (Mufrad, Musana, Jamaal Murab Wal Madni, Marifah, Nakrah, Marfooat, Mansoobat, Majroorat).
B: A detailed study of history of Arabic Language and its characteristics.
C: Information about the Arab Scholars in the development of various sciences of Arabic Language.
CRITICISM
A: To explain the meaning of criticisms and literature criticism.
B: To give through study of history of criticism in various periods of Pre-Islamic and Islamic history.
REFERENCE BOOKS
- Dr. De Boer The History of Philosophy in Islam
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Niclson A History of Arabic Literature
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Gibbs An introduction to the Arabic Literature
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W. Wright Arabic Grammar.