CSS Islamic History & Culture Past Paper 2003

Paper-I

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2 Write a comprehensive note on the social, economic, religious, and political state of affairs of the pre-Islamic world and highlight the revolutionary changes brought by Islam in human thinking and behavior.

Q.3 Explain in light of Mithaq-i-Madina, Sulh Hudaibiyya, and the conquest of Makkah that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a peacemaker and not a warmonger.

Q.4 Highlight Hazrat Umar Faruq as a pioneer of the concept of the welfare state.

Q.5 How did the Shi’a and Khawarij emerge? Compare their beliefs and political thoughts.

Q.6 Write a note on the contribution of the Abbasids towards education.

Q.7 Write a comprehensive note on any ONE of the following:
(a) Ottoman Sultan Bayezid Yildirim’s conquests.
(b) Ottoman Tanzimat.

Q.8 Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Asabiyya
(b) Jabr wa Qadar
(c) Nizam ul Mulk Tusi
(d) Amir Mu’awiya

Paper-II

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2 Describe the role of Syed Jamaluddin Afghani for the cause of Muslim awakening and unity.

Q.3 “The fine arts were not neglected and the Spanish Arabs excelled their Christian neighbors both in sculpture and paintings”. Elucidate.

Q.4 “Out of a moth-eaten and depleted empire, Kamal Ataturk created a nation throbbing with life and activity. There were certainly glaring manifestations of dictatorship in some aspects of his ascendency, but he was a fervent believer in the sublime destiny of his people whom posterity will remember as one of the greatest national heroes”. In the light of this statement, analyze major achievements of Ataturk.

Q.5 Write a comprehensive note on the contribution of Ibn-Saud in the establishment of a modern Islamic State in the Middle East.

Q.6 Andalus was the greatest seat of learning and research during the Muslim rule. Describe some of the major political and philosophical contributions of the period and its glory.

Q.7 Ibn-e-Khaldun is known as one of the most authentic Muslim historians of his time. Describe his contribution in the historical field.

Q.8 “Within three hundred years of the greatness of Suleiman, the Ottoman Empire lay bankrupt, decrepit, and rotting”. Give reasons for the disintegration of Turkey.