Islamic History and Culture CSS Paper II 1991
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1991
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including question No. 1, which is Compulsory, All questions carry equal marks. English alone is the medium of answer
1 Follow the instructions given for each Section:
SECTION I
Write the CORRECT answer in your script:
(a) QAYRAWAN/MARRAKUSH/FEZ/TANGIER was the capital of the MURABITIN (AL-MORAVIDS)
(b) The UMAYYAD rule in AL-ANDALUS came to an end in 951/1031/1492.
(c) KHALID BIN WALIDYAZ1D BIN MUAWIYAH/QUTAYBA BIN MUSLIM was the Commander in the first-ever Muslim JIHAD against CONSTANTINOPLE.
(d) YUSUF BIN TASHFIN/ABDUR RAHMAN AL-NASIR/HAKAMI assumed the title of KHALIFAH.
SECTION II
Answer the following
(e) For how many years did IBN AMIR (the HAJIB) exercised governmental power?
(f) Who composed the Anthology AL IQD AL-FARID?
(g) In whose reign, the poet-historian LISAN AL-DIN AL-KHATIB flourish?
(h) What was the name of the author of the book AL-MATIN?
SECTION III
Answer in YES’ or ‘NO’
(i) MUSA BIN NUSAY R was an ARAB by origin,
(j) 1BN QUTAYBAH (ABU BAKR 1BN’ UMAR) was the author of the book TARIKH IFTFTAH AL-ANDALUS.
(k) AL-RIHLA is a book on History
(l) FEZ is a city in AL-MAGHRIB AL-AQSA.
SECTION IV
Arrange the names of the following rulers in a chronological order:
(m) YUSUF BIN TASHFIN
(n) AD-DAKHIL
(o) ABU ABD ALLAH (BOABDIL)
(p) AL-MUIZZ
2 Examine the circumstances which led to the conquest of AL-ANDALUS by ABDUR RAHMAN the first.
3 Discuss the character and achievements of HISHAMI of CORDOVA.
4 Why the reign of ABDUR RAHMAN Ill is regarded as-the brightest in the history of Muslim SPAIN?
5 Examine the factors of conflict and disintegration which led to the fall of the UMAYYADS of AL-ANDALUS.
6 Enumerate the literary, religious and philosophical contributions during the Muslim rule in SPAIN.
7 It is claimed that the RENAISSANCE and REFORMATION Movements in Western and Southern EUROPE were indebted to the Muslim learning in SPAIN. Substantiate.
8 Write Short notes on any FOUR of the following: (a) TARIQ BIN ZIYAD (b) TABAQATUL UMAM (c) AL-ZAROALI (d) AL-ZAHRAWI (e) SAHIB AL-BARID (f) The MALIKI School of FIQH in SPAIN