WHAT IS ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE ?

WHAT IS ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE ? CONTENTS are; Pre-Islamic Near East: An Overview, The Dawn of Islam: The Prophetic Age (570-632), The Pious Caliphate (632-660), Political System of Islam under the Prophet (PBUH) and the Pious Caliphate, Institutional Development of the Muslim Civilization: The Early Phase (622-660), and Part II …

CONTENTS

(WHAT IS ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE ?ACCORDING TO FPSC)

Part –I (Marks 50)

I. Pre-Islamic Near East: An Overview

• Political, Social, Cultural, Religious and Economic Conditions in the Near East countries
• Arabia before the beginning of Islam

II. The Dawn of Islam: The Prophetic Age (570-632)

• The Life story of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):
• A Chronology of the Major Occasions in his Life
• Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Motivator (Daa’i), Major purposes of his crucial
• Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Military Leader/Strategist
• Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Political Leader/Head of the State

III. The Pious Caliphate (632-660)

• Caliph Abu Bakr (632-34): Apostasy Wars and Consolidation of Islam
• Caliph Umar b.Khattab (634-44): Establishment of Administrative System
• Development of the Muslim Empire
• Caliph Uthman b.Affan (644-56): Problems and Issues in the Muslim Community
• Caliph Ali b.Talib (656-660): Rise of FactionalismSurrender of Imam Hasan and Establishment of Umayyad Dynasty (660)

IV. Political System of Islam under the Prophet (PBUH) and the Pious Caliphate

• Nature of Islamic State
• Type of the Government
• Elements of the Islamic State
• Sway of God
• Caliphate or Vicegerency of Man
• Arrangement of Caliph
• Shura or the Consultative Body and its Role

V. Institutional Development of the Muslim Civilization: The Early Phase (622-660)

• Advancement of Law and Judiciary in Early Islam
• Organization and State Conduct
• Resistance in Early Islam
• Instructive System
• Spread of Islam
• Monetary Administration
• Legacy and Culture

VI. The Umayyads in Power (660-749)

•  Political History of the Umayyad Dynasty
• Statecraft and Administration under the Umayyads
• Society and the Development of Arabic Literature.
• Social Achievements

Public Administration Part –II (Marks 50)

I. The Abbasids of Baghdad (749-1258)

•  The Abbasid Revolution and the Establishment of the Abbasid Dynasty
• Authoritative Structure under the Abbasids
• Improvement of Scientific Knowledge under the Abbasids
• Muslim Philosophy under the Abbasids Social Achievements

II. Spain under the Muslim Rule

• Spain under the standard of the Arabs and Moors (711-1492)
• Political Fragmentation and the Fall of Granada (1492)
• Muslim Contribution in the Realm of Culture, Arts and Architecture

III. The Crusades against Islam

• Significant Encounters and Actors (1092-1228)
• Effect of the Crusades on Muslim-Christian Relations

IV. The Ottoman Empire

• Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Turks (1299-1923)
• State, Society, and Economy under the Ottomans
• Treatment with the Religious Minorities Commitment towards Culture, Arts and Architecture

V. Sufism as an Institution of the Muslim Society

• Inception and Development of Sufism
• Commitment of the Sufis to the Muslim
• CivilizationRelationship of the Sufis with the State and Political Authorities.
• A Critical View of Sufism…………..