Islamic History and Culture CSS Paper II 1994

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS

IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1994

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.

1 (i) Mention the titles from your reading list of the works authored or edited by the following: (a) M.A. Shaban (b) Joseph Schacht (c) J.J. Saunders (d) H.A.R. Gibb

(ii) Indicate the correct choice.

(a) Maghrib, in classical Islamic usage, means Europe/North Africa (excluding Egypt)}/North Africa (including Egypt)

(b) lbn Sina’s Qanun is a book of Medicine/Music/Law

(c) Tahafat al-Falasifa is written by Farabi/Ghazali/lbn Rushd

(d) The Great Mosque of Damascus was built by Amir Mu’awia/Walid-1/Umar l

(ii) Identify:

(a) the first Umayyad Emir of Andalus to adopt the title of Caliph

(b) the title of the famous book written by Nizam al-Mulk Tusi

(c) the poet who wrote the famous poem on Masjid-i Qurtuba in Urdu

(d) the author of Kitab al-Aghani.

(iv) Write the original Arabic version of: (a) Avcenna (b) Averros (c) Avempace (d) Algazel

(v) Who founded which city? Re-arrange it incorrect:

(a) Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi/Mahdia;

(b) Hassan bin Numan /Jayrawan;

(c) Ugba binNafi/Tunis;

(d) Amr bin al-As/Fustat.

2 In the history of ANDALUSTAN civilization, the reign of ABD AL-AHMAN II represented a decisive turning point. Discuss with special reference to ZIRYAB.

3 “The complex problems which the genealogy of the FATTMIDS raise defy a satisfactory solution”. Elaborate.

4 Describe the significance of the TRANSLATION MOVEMENT under the early ABBASIDS for the intellectual history of the medieval Islam.

5 How far is it true to say that MUSLIM PHILOSOPHY was merely GREEK PHILOSOPHY in disguise?

6 To what extent REFORMATION and RENAISSANCE were made possible by Islamic influences?

7 “To assert that Islam has influenced modern Western THOUGHT and INSTITUTIONS is a travesty of truth; the reality is just the reverse of it.” How would you react to this contention?

8 Write short notes on the significance of any FOUR of the following: (a) QUBBATAL-SAKHRA (b) BATTLE OF AYN JALUT (c) HILALIAN INVASION (d) AHL-AL-HADITH (e) ASH AIRA (f) SHU’UBIYA

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