Islamic History and Culture CSS Paper II 1992

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS

IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1992

ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – II

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

NOTE: ATTEMPT FIVE QUESTIONS IN ALL. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS.

1 Describe the conquest of North Africa in. brief from AMR BIN AL-AS to ‘UQBA BIN NAF

2 Enumerate the contributions of the Muslims in the fields of Natural and Social Sciences during the Early ABBASID period (up to MUTAWAKKIL)

3 Write an Essay on Muslim Architecture (Spain and Baghdad in particular)

4 Describe Some philosophical and political writings in AL ANDALUS.

5 Discuss IBN KHALDUN as an historian and, sociologist.

6 Account for the development of Muslim philosophy in the East with special reference to FARABI and IBN SINA.

7 Trace the influence of Muslim SICILY on European civilization.

8 Write Short Notes on any THREE of the following: (a) MU’TAZILA (b) The First Crusade (c) The HANAFI School of FIQH (d) The Battle of ZALLAKHA (e) IBN HAITHAM (6) IBN TUFAIL


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