UGC NET Syllabus for Arab Culture And Islamic Studies
UGC NET Syllabus for Arab Culture And Islamic Studies
UGC-NET-Syllabus
Subject: Arab Culture And Islamic Studies
Note:
There will be two question papers, Paper-II and paper-III(Part A & Part B) paper –II will be cover 50 objective type question(Multiple type, matching type ,true/false, Assertion Reasoning type) carrying 100 marks Paper-III will have two parts Part-A and Part-B
Paper-III will have 10 short essay type question (300 words) carrying 16 marks ach. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit (i.e 10 question form 10 units Total marks will be 160) Paper-IIIB will be compulsory and there will be one question form each of the elective. The candidate will attempt only one question (One elective only in 800 words) carrying 40 marks. Total marks of paper-III will be 200
Paper-II
1. Rise of Islam
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Prophet Muhammad and his life Makkah
his migration to Madinha
Prophet’s life t Madinha
Formulation of Social system and Madinha (early phase)
Basic teaching of Islamic faith
Formation of Islamic State at Madinha
Socio-economic and political system of Islam
Achievement of Prophet Muhammad
2. Khilafat-e-Rashidah
Institution of Khilafat
Hazrat Abu Bakr: Life and achievements
Hazrat Umar: life and his achievements
Expansion and consolidation of Islamic State during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar
Hazrat Usman: Life and his problems faced by him
Hazrat Ali: His life and internal conflicts
General Assessment of Khilafat-e-Rashidah
3. The Umayyads
establishment of Umayyad dynasty
the policy of Arab nationalism adopted by the Umayyads
Social conditions under the Umayyads rule
Expansion and consolidation of the State
System of education under type Umayyads
Development of Arabic Language and Literature
Art and Architecture under the Umayyads
Decline of the Umayyads rule
4. The Abbasids
Establishment of Abbasid rule
importance Caliphas and their achievements
Socio-cultural and religious developments
Development of education
Progress in the field of various science and literature
contribution of Abbasids to fine arts
Art and architecture under Abbasid
Decline of Abbasid rule
5. The Quran
Collection and complication of the Quran
Ethical and Philosophical teaching
Socio-economic and political teaching
The Origin development of Tafsir literature
Important commentators
MOhhamad bin Jarir at- Tabair
RAzi
Zamakhshari
Abul Als Maududi
Abul Kalam Azad
Ashraf Ali Thanvi
6. The Health and Islamic Jurisprudence
Process of collection and compilation of Hadith
Early collection of Hadith
Transmission and Scrutiny of Hadith
major collection of Islamic Fiqh and its development
Sources of Islamic Law
School of Islamic Law
Contemporary Problems and Islamic Fiqh
7. Dynasties of the East ad the West
Isrisis and Aghlabids
Tulunids abd Ikhshidies
Hamadanis adn Tahirids
Samanis and Safavids
Qacharis and Pahalavis
Ghaznavids , Saljuqs abd Khwarizmshahids
8. Medieval Arab States
Fatimids
Zangids
Murids
Ayyubids
Mamluks
9.Iran
Iranian Society on the eve of Islam
Emergence ad spread of Islam in Iran
Development of Islamic Science
Religious Ideas: Ithna Ashari, Islamailies, Usulis, Babis and Bahais
Development of Persian Literature
Contribution to art and architecture
revolution of 1979
10. Arabs in Spain
Conquest of Spain
Umayyad rule in Spain
Socio-economic development in Spain
Intellectual , educational and literary development in Spain
Art and architecture under Umayyads in Spain
Cordova and Grenada
Decline of Umayyads rule in Spain
11. Ottoman empire
Establishment of Ottoamna Empire
Rise of ottomans
important Ottomans rulers
Contribution of Ottomans to various science
Contribution of Ottomans to art and architecture
Decline of Ottomans empire
12, Muslim Contribution to Various Science
Medicine
Mathematics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Historiography
geography
Rational Science
13. Muslim Contribution a to Art and Architecture
Painting
Calligraphy
Music
Glass work
Poetry
engraving
handicraft
Salient features of Islamic Architecture
14. Important Islamic thinkers
Mawardi
Ibn Taimiyah
Ibn Khaldun
Shah Waliullah
Syed Qutub Shaheed
Hassah Al-Banna
Allamah Iqbal
Sir Syed Ahmad KLhan
Jamaluddin Afgani
Muhammad Abduhu
Paper-III (A)
[Core Group]
Unit-I
geographical and environmental conditions
Arab Kingdom: North and South
Social life of Bedouin and Settled Arabs
Cultural evolution of the Arabs’
religious conditions
Socio-economic conditions
commercial and economic activities
Arabic Language and Literature
Unit-II
Prophet Muhammad and his life at Makkah
His migration to Madinha
Prophet’s life at Madinha
Formulation of social system and Madinah (early phase
Basic teaching of Islamic faith
Formation of Islamic State
Socio-economic and political system of Islam
Achievement of Prophet Muhammad
Unit-III
Institution of Khilafat
Hazrat Abu-Bakr: Life and Achievements
Hazrat Umar: Life and his achievements
Expansion and consolidation of Islamic state during the caliphate of Hazarat Umar
Hazarat Usman: life and political problems faced by him
Hazarat Ali: his life and internal problems
general Assessment of Khilafat-e-Rashidah
Unit-IV
Establishment of Umayyad Dynasty
he Policy of Arab nationalism adopted by the Umayyads
Social conditions under the Umayyads rule
expansion and consolidation of the state
System of education under the Umayyads
Development of Arabic Language and Literature
Art and Architecture under Umayyads
Decline of the Umayyads rule
Unit-V
Establishment of Abbasids rule
important Caliphas and their achievements
Socio-cultural and religious developments
Development of education
progress in the field of various science and literature
contribution of Abbasid former arts
Art and Architecture under Abbasids
Unit-VI
Collection and complication of the Quran
Ethical and Philosophical teaching
Socio-economic and political teaching
The Origin development of Tafsir literature
Important commentators
MOhhamad bin Jarir at- Tabair
RAzi
Zamakhshari
Abul Als Maududi
Abul Kalam Azad
Ashraf Ali Thanvi
Unit-VII
collection and compilation of Hadith
Transmission and Scrutiny of Hadith
genesis of Islamic Fiqh and its development
Major collection of Hadith
Source of Islamic Law
School of Islamic Law
Contemporary Problems and Islamic Fiqh
Unit-VIII
Arabs reaction and response to Greek Philosophy
Arab Philosopher
Al-Kindi
Al-Farabi
Al-Ghazzali
Ibn-e-rushd
Development of Ilmul-Kalam
Mutazalites and Asharites
Shah Walliullah and his contribution to Muslims Philosophy
Unit-IX
Origin and development of the Sufism
Impact of Sufism on Indian Society
Important Sufi orders
Chisti
Naqshbandi
Suhrawardi
Quadiri
Sufi and Bhakti Movement
Important works of Sufism
Awarif-al-Maarif
Futuhat-al-Makkiyyah
Maqasid al-Arifin
Unit-X
Sunnis
Shias
Khawariji
Ahl-e-Hadith
Al-Ikhqwan-al-Muslims
Al-Bath
Jamat-e-Islami
Sannusi Movement
Paper-III (B)
[Elective/Optional]
Elective-I
Islamic Studies: Contemporary Muslims World
Reform movement in India
Socio-religious development in modern Iran
Social-Political development in modern Turkey
Elective-II
Arab Culture: Indo-Arab Relations
Impact of Western civilization on Arabs
Contemporary Indo-Arab relations
India as depicted in Arab Writings
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