CSS Islamic History & Culture Past Paper 2023

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. (20×4)

PART-II

SECTION-I

Q. No. 2. “Treaty of Hudaybiyyah is a master piece of foreign politics of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W)“. Argue this statement with a scholarly approach.

Q. No. 3. Derive Islamic principles of elections from the process of the selection of the Rightly Guided Caliph Usmān (RA).

Q. No. 4. Explain the causes and effects of political divisions and schisms among Muslims during the first three Islamic centuries.

Q. No. 5. Give an overall comparison between the rule of Banu Umayyah and Banu Abbas.

SECTION-II

Q. No. 6. Discuss critically the political role and influence of the Barmak family during the caliphate of the Abbasids.

Q. No. 7. Discuss critically the causes and effects of the end of Islamic rule in Spain.

Q. No. 8. Write a scholarly note on the contribution of Islam to modern civilization.