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Syllabus for

M.A Islamic Studies

(Regular) Review Board of Studies18 October, 2012Updated on May 02, 2014

PREFACEFor the enhancement and promotion of learning process, and to improve the quality of Islamic education, syllabus can play a pivotal role. It provides base for learning outcome. On the bases of course outline a teacher can promote the student personality, punctuality, professional competence, fair dealing, which ultimately resulted upon positive change in human behavior. The basic need of the student is to gain some knowledge in a sequence, and to draw a sketch for enhancing the learning outcome. Then he has to concerns with syllabus and course contents. Thus course out line is the lime light through which one can gain destiny. Teacher is a role model personality in education system. He plays a sophisticated role in the promotion of students knowledge, intellectual competency, social interaction and objectives. This is just a way to harmony and socio-economic development in society. The main mission of Islamic department is to develop Islamic values in society. For providing quality Islamic education department of Islamic Studies and Research was established by worthy Vice Chancellor in September, 2010.

University of Science and Technology conducting examination of M.A Islamic studies and M.A in Arabic language, on private bases till the date of its foundation, however looking in to the talent pool of the area and tendency of the people towards Islamic Teachings, it was seriously felt to launch M.A Islamic studies on regular bases like M. Phil classes in Islamic Studies discipline. Which is regularly launched and still in progress (By the Grace of ALLAH Almighty). To take start regarding M.A Islamic studies as a regular program the present scuffle is the first steppingstone to full fill this objective. Why it felt to modify the present syllabus? Discoveries, inventions and innovation in pragmatic sciences direct dealt with the socio-economic development day by day. This phenomena lead to variation in trend and progress in style of life. In this era education instrument has been totally changed. Information Technology became an integral part of our education system. Global oriented education has created new challenges to institutions. Creative and critically thinking has become the need of a day. In such circumstances to cope with these challenges and to gain objectives, is a great matter of fact. What kind of strategies should be adopted to compete in existing era? One should keep in view producing value market of production and value able leadership to society. For this purpose the Department of Islamic Studies & Research supervisory team with the consent of university authority, decided to update & review course outline of M.A. Islamic studies. Our intention is to lunch M.A Islamic studies on regular bases, for feed backing such students ample course out line is must. Intention is made to extract some existing outdated material and to incorporate innovative new trend based material in presented syllabuses. .Comparing sister universities syllabuses some prime changes and remedies made in this present syllabus. Syllabus appropriately, updated, reviewed and approved by Board of Studies held on 18.10.2012 at Department of Islamic Studies & Research, Seminar Library. Following three major changes has been made: Included whole translation of the holy Quran as a compulsory segment of previous year paper as well as the final paper of the year.

Included major part of principles of Tafseer in Terminal System. Focus has been made to present standardize and ideal syllabus for regular student. So disparity between the regular and private has been totally rejected. Each category of student has to compete the same syllabus. Some timeworn material has been excluded and replaced by new one.

Deptt: mission is: The study of Islamiyat Imparts true Islamic information in order to establish the grandeur of Allah and the understanding of the Holy Quran and Hadith in Islamic Society.

To aware the new generation and to convince and lead them to the right trace indicated by Quran and the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w).

The main mission of the department of Islamic Studies and Research is to enhance knowledge about the Holy Quran, Hadith & Sharia. This will be ultimately resulted upon the tolerance, good Governance and peaceful atmosphere and will be strengthened the ideology of homeland Pakistan. Awareness to be developed in new generation about the essence of Quran, Sunnah & Islamic Culture. To eradicate the darkness of illiteracy from the region and renaissance of Islamic tradition in real sense.

Importing quality education department mission is to produce able, wise and talented critically minded Scholars and Philosopher whose guidance will be cause for socio development emergence in region. To prepare a new set of youth who are not only custodians of religious traditions, but also able them to cope with the challenges of modern World problems.

To create harmony in society and eliminate disorder through education. (May Allah increase our Knowledge) Chairman (Dr. Hussain Muhammad)

Chairman Deptt: of Islamic Studies & Research

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Paper I Course: Al-Quran & Uloom ul Quran Program: MA Islamic Studies (Regular)Term: 1st

Credit Hours: 03 (Text, Translation & the exegetical commentary of the Holy Quran)

a) Translation of the Holy Quran, (Al-Fathiha to Al-Aaraf)

b) Translation & Tafseer of Sura Al-Anfal & Sura Al-Tuba in the light of Maarif ul Quran.

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Paper II Course: Hadith and Principles of Hadith Program: MA Islamic Studies (Regular)

Term: 1st

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Course: Al-Fiqh al-Islami (Islamic Jurisprudence) Program: MA Islamic Studies (Regular)Term: 1st

Credit Hours: 03

a) Study of the following fiqhi text:

Al-Marghinai, Burhanuddin: Al-Hidayah Kitab al-Nikah Usul-Ashashi, four sources of Sharia (Quran, Hadith, Ijma, Qiyas (analogy).

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Course: Sirat al-Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) and History of Islam Program: MA Islamic Studies (Regular)Term: 1st

Credit Hours: 03a) Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam):

his early days, Prophetic call, the Prophet at Makkah, Hijrah, the Prophet at Madinah, contract of the beginning of Islamic State, Jihad and the Holy wars of Badr, Uhud, Ahzab, Khyber, Fath Makkah and Tabuk, Salient features of the Nobel character (Uswah Hasanah) of the Holy Prophet.

b) Caliphs of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) the Umajyad Dynasty, the Abbasid Dynasty. :

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Preface of Holy Quran, by Marmaduke Pickthall Paper V

Course: Functional English

Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term: 1st

Credit Hours: 021.Basic Units of Grammar

(Letters, Syllables, wordl, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph)

Ref: High School English Grammar and Composition.

2.Sentence Parts(Subject, predicated, types of sentences, simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence)Ref: Exploring the world of English.3.Parts of Speech

Definition and kinds (Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection, Articles)

Ref: High School English Grammar and Composition.

4.Tenses and Grammatical Structures

a. Tenses (Present, Past, Future)

b. Voices (Active and Passive voices)

(Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory sentences)

c. Narrations (Direct and Indirect Narrations)

(Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory sentences)

d. Punctuations (Period, Quotation mark, Exclamation Point, Ellipses, Underscores or italics, apostrophe, Parenthesis, dash, hyphen, colon, semi colon, comma)

Ref: Exploring the world of English.

5.Comprehension Skill

a. Similar words (worlds that confuse)

b. Comprehension (Comprehension of unseen passages)

c. Precise (One third summary)

Ref: High School English Grammar and Composition.

6.Composition

(Paragraph writing, how to write a paragraph, four elements in a paragraph)

Ref: Exploring the world of English.

7.Dialogue Writing

Ref: High School English Grammar and Composition.

Suggested Readings

a. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin.

b. Exploring the world of English by Saadat Ali Shah.

Paper ICourse: Al-Quran & Uloom ul Quran Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:2nd

Credit Hours: 03 (Text, Translation & the exegetical commentary of the Holy Quran) a).Translation of the Holy Quran, (Al-Anfal to Al-Kahf)

b).Translation & Tafseer of Sura Al-Bani Israeel & Sura Al-Noor in the light of Maarof ul Quran.

c).Ulum-e-Khamsa, Naskh fi Al-Quran, Ghareeb ul Al-Quran, Muhkamat wa Mutashabehat, Tafseer wa Taweel.

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Paper IICourse: Hadith and Principles of Hadith Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:2nd

Credit Hours: 03a) History of Hadith, compilation of Hadith during the period of the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam), companions of the Prophet and in the period of Hazrat Umer Bin Abdul Aziz.

b) Study of the text of Kitab al-Al-Salat from al-Muatta of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan al-Shaybani.

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Paper IIICourse: Al-Fiqh

Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:2nd

Credit Hours: 03

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Paper VCourse: Arabic Grammar ( ) Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:2nd

Credit Hours: 03: :(Science of Morphology)

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Course: Comparative Study of Religions Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:2nd

Credit Hours: 03a) Definition of religions, elements and its importance and scope. b) Hinduism

c) Buddhism

d) Judaism

e) Christianity

f) Islam

g) Comparative study of the following topics in the above mentioned religions:

1) Concept of God

2) The Holy Books /The Scriptures

3) Customs and Practices

4) Social order

5) Morality

6) Concept of salvation

h) Post Islamic Sects:

1) Bahai

2) The Zikris

3) The Qadaynis/Ahmadis: (their early history, their founders, beliefs, holy books, rituals and present position)

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Islam and Christianity

Hindu Religious Traditions, by Thomas J.Hopkins

Buddhism by Richard Gard

The Religions of India by A. Birth

Paper ICourse: Al-Quran & Uloom ul Quran Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:3rd

Credit Hours: 03 (Text, Translation & the exegetical commentary of the Holy Quran)

a).Translation of the Holy Quran, (Maryam to Yaseen)

b).Translation & Tafseer of Sura Al-Qasas & Sura Al-Ahzab in the light of Maarof ul Quran.

c).Aijaz ul Quran, Taseer ul Quran. :

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Paper IICourse: Usool.al.Fiqah

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Paper IIICourse: Islam and Science

Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:3rd

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( ) () ( ) Encyclopedia BritannicaPaper IVCourse: Islam and Economics Thoughts Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:3rd

Credit Hours: 03 Capitalism ( ) Socialism ( ) :

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Paper VCourse: Comparative Study of Religions (Non-Semitic Religions

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism) Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:3rd

Credit Hours: 03(1) Introduction, definition and importance of Religion.

(2) History and Basic elements of Religion.

(3) Introduction to Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism.(4) Study of the above religions, primary beliefs and doctrine.

(5) Comparative Study of different Religions.

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(5) Books Recommended: for reading and writing assignments.

(i) World's Religions by Huston Smith.

(ii) Man's Religion, J.B. Noss.

(iii) An Illustrated history of the World's Religions by Geoffrey Parrinder.

(iv) The Religious Experience by Ninian Smart.

(v) Encyclopedia of Confucianism by Xingzhong Yao.

(vi) Encyclopedia of Taoism by Fabrizio Pregadio.

(vii) Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals and festivals by Frank Salamone.

(viii) Encyclopedia of Religion and war by Gabriel Palmer Fernandez.

(ix) Encyclopedia of Religious freedom by Catherine Cookson.

(x) Encyclopedia of Ner Religious Movements by Peter Clarke.

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(xiii) Paper VICourse: Usool-e-Tahqeeq

Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:3rd

Credit Hours: 02 (Research): ( ) ( ) (organizing of research material) (Synopsis) (Bibliography) :

6.Assignment and Thesis writing,Jonathan AndersonPaper ICourse: Al-Quran & Uloom ul Quran Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:4th

Credit Hours: 03(Text, Translation & the exegetical commentary of the Holy Quran)

a).Translation of the Holy Quran, (Safat to Al-Nas)

b).Translation & Tafseer of Sura Al-Hujrat & ? in the light of Maarof ul Quran.

c).Mazameen-e-Quran, :

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Paper IICourse: Philosophy and Elm-ul -KalamProgram: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:4th

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Paper IIICourse: Islam and the Modern Muslim World Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:4th

Credit Hours: 03 Muslim World

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OIC

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:1. Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islamic world.

2. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world by Richard C.Martin.

3. www.vikipedia.com

Paper-IVCourse: Islam and Political Thoughts Program: M.A. Islamic Studies (Regular)Term:4th

Credit Hours: 03 (Scope)

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