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Syllabus Department of Islamic Studies

Four Year B.A. Honours Course Effective from the Session:2009-2010

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National University Syllabus for Four Year BA Honours Course Effective from the Session: 2009-2010 Subject: Islamic Studies

Third Year (Honours)

Subject Code Subject Title Credit Marks 1872 Study of al-Tafsir 100 4 1873 Principles and History of Tafsir Literature 100 4 1874 Muslim Philosophy and Philosophers 100 4 1875 and some prominent Sufis and their Contribution 100 4 1876 Economic System in 100 4 1877 Introduction to Islamic Law, Personal Law & Law of Inheritance 100 4 1878 Ethics and values in Islam 100 4 1879 History of Muslim World 100 4 1880 Principles and History of Hadith Literature 100 4 Total= 900 36

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Course Code 1872 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Study of al-Tafsir

This paper will focus on the following topics: Texual study of Tafsir of Surah al-Anfal a) Book Prescribed: 1. Al-Baidawi : Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Tawil. Books Recommended : (for a - c): 1. Mufti Shafi : Tafsir-e-Ma’arif al-Quran 2. Maulana Ashraf Thanawi : Bayan- al-Quran 3. Al-Sabuni : Safwat al-Tafasir 4. Abdullah Yusuf Al : The Holy Quran

Course Code 1873 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Principles and History of Tafsir Literature

This paper will focus on the following topics: a) Principles of Tafsir: Importance of Knowing asbab al-Nuzul, Asbab al-Tankir wal Ta’rif; Damir al-Fasl, Da- mir al-Shan wa'l Qissa; Wjuh al-Ifrad wa'1 Jam', al-'Am and al-Khas; al-Mutlaq and al-Muqayyad; Amsal al- Quaran; Aqsam al-Quran; al-Muhkam and al-Mutashabih; Izaz al-Quran; al-Nasikh wa'l Mansukh. b) History of Tafsir: Study Tafsir during the period of the prophet (SM.), the shahabah, the Tabiun and Tabi Ta- biun; Biographies of the following Mufassirs: Ibn Jarir al-Tabari; Ibn Kathir; Jar-Ailah al-Zamakhashari, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi and Al-Qadi al-Baidawi. a) Book Prescribed: 1. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti: Al Itqan.

Books Recommended: (for a - c): 1. Mufti Muhammad Shafi : Tafsir-e-Ma’arif al-Quran 2. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi : Bayan- al-Quran 3. Al-Sabuni : Safwat al-Tafasir 4. A Yusuf Al : The Holy Quran 6. Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi : Al-Burhan Fi ‘Ulum al-Quran 7. Mann'a Qattan : Mabahish Fi’Ulum al-Quran 8. Dr. Subhi Saleh : Mabahis Fi Ulum al Quran 9. Al-Qasim al-Qaisn : Tarikh al-Tafsir 10. Abdus Samad Sarim : Tarikh al-Tafsir 11. Maulana Abdul Haque : Tarikh-i-‘Ilm-i-Tafsir 1. W. †gvnv¤§` †ejvj †nv‡mb : gydvmwmi cwiwPwZ I Zvdmxi ch©v‡jvPbv 2. W. gynv¤§` kwdKzj• vn : ÔDjygyÕj KziÔAvb

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Course Code 1874 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Muslim Philosophy and Philosophers

This paper will consist of the following topics:- Origin of Muslim Philosophy, Nature and Scope of Muslim philosophy; Muslim Philosophy and Philosophy of Islam; General Characteristics of Muslim Philosophy; Different Theological Schools in Islam: Sunnih, Shia, Khar-ijites, Murjites, Jabrites, Qadarites; Mutazilites and Asharites; Ikhwan al-Safa: Sufism. Muslim Philosophers : Al-Kindi, Ai-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Bajjah; Ibn Tufail, Al-Ghazzali, Ibn Rushd, Ibn Khaldun, Allahma Iqbal; Jamaluddin Afgani, and Shah Waliullah.

Books Recommended: 1. T.J. De Boer : History of Philosophy in Islam, London, 1965 2. Fakhiry, M. : A Histor of Islanic Philosophy, New York, 1970 3. Hai, S.A. : Muslim Philosophy, Dhaka, 1982 4. Hakim, K.A. : Islamic Ideology, Lahore, 1974; [evsjv Abyev` : mvB‡q` Avãyj nvB, Bmjvgx fveaviv, XvKv, 1987] 5. Iqbal, M. : The Secret of the Self (Asrar-e-Khudi) Eng. tr. R. A. Nicholson, Lahore, 1950 6. Quasem, M.A. : The Erhics of al-Ghazzali, New York, 1979 7. Rahman, S. : An lrtroduction to Islamic Culture and Plilosophy, Dhaka, 1970 8. Sharif, M.M. (ed.) : A History of Muslim Philosophy, 2 Vols. Wiesbaden, Germany, Otto Harrassowitz, 1963 9. Sharif, M. M. : Muslim'Thought & Its Origin and Achievements, Lahore, 1959 10. Watt, W. M. : Islamic Philosophy and Theology; Edinburgh, 1979 11. Avwgbyj Bmjvg :gymwjg `k©b I ms¯‹…wZ, bI‡ivR wKZvwe¯—vb, XvKv, 4_© cÖKvk, 2001 12. Avwgbyj Bmjvg : gymwjg ag© ZË¡ I `k©b, gvIjv eªv`vm©, XvKv, 3q gy`ªY, 2000 13. Avng` kixd : mydx mvwnZ¨, mgq cÖKvkbx, XvKv, 2002 14. gyn¤§` Ave`yj evix : gymwjg `k©b : ag©ZË¡ I ms¯‹…wZ, nvmvb eyK nvDm, XvKv, 2001 15. †gv: Avãyj nvwjg : gymwjg `k©b : †PZbv I cÖevn, evsjv GKv‡Wgx, XvKv, 1998 16. †Mvjvg mvKjv‡qb : evsjv‡`‡ki m~dx mvaK, BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb evsjv‡`k, PZz_© ms¯‹iY, 1987

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Course Code 1875 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Sufism and Some Prominent Sufis and their Contribution

This paper will consist of the following topics:

Sufism Definition of Sufism with the meaning of the word Sufi; origin and development of Sufism; Principles of Suf- ism; Internal and external Sources of Sufism; Sufi doctrines; Fana and Baqa; Sufi order; Sufism in ; Sufism and Orthodox Islam.

Some Prominent Sufis and their Contribution Life of Some prominent Sufis such as Hasan al-Basri, Ibrahim bin-Adham, Abu Hashim Kufi, Dhunnun al- Misri, Bayazid al-Bostami, Junaid al-Baghdadi, Mansur Hallaj; Imam Ghazali, Hazrat Abdul Quader Jilani, Khawja Muinuddin Chisti, Nizamuddin Awlia, Hazrat , Shah Paran; Shah Amanat, Sharaf Uddin Abu Tawama, Shah Sharafuddin Munayri, Baba Adam Shahid Shah Makhdum, Shah Doulah, Shah Sultan Ro- posh, Moulana Karamat Ali, Khan Jahan Ali, Nur Qutbul Alam, Shah Fariduddin, Nur Muhammad Nizampuri, Shah Sufi Fateh Ali, Shah Sufi Nisaruddin Ahmad, Shah Abdul Hai Siddiqi, Shah Abu Bakar Siddiqi, Hazi Shariat Ullah, Dudumia and Shah Imamuddin, Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari.

Books Recommended 1. Saiyed Abdul Hai : Muslim Philosophy 2. Dr. Muhammad Ishaq : India’s Contribution to the Study of Hadith Literature 3. W. Av.b.g. iBQ DwÏb : m~dxev` I cÖvmw½K welq 4. W. iwk`yj Avjg : gymwjg `k©‡bi BwZnvm 5. gynv¤§` i“ûj Avgxb : gymwjg ms¯‹…wZi BwZnvm 6. W. dwKi Ave`yi iwk` : m~dx `k©b 7. W. KvRx `xb gyn¤§` : m~dxev` I Avgv‡`i mgvR 8. Bgvg Mvhvjx, ZvmvDd Ges Bmjv‡gi †gŠwjK wk¶v, g`xbv cvewj‡Kkb, XvKv 2001 9. kvn wbmvi DÏxb, wgbnvRyj Iqvm~j, QviQxbv `vi“”Qybœvr jvB‡eªix, wc‡ivRcyi, 2006 10. gvIjvbv Avhxhyi ingvb †bQviev`x, Bmjvg I ZvQvId, †bQviev`, SvjKvwV 11. gydZx gvIjvbv †gvnv¤§` Avjx, K¡je ms‡kvab, g`xbv cvewj‡KkÝ, XvKv, 2002 12. gynv¤§` gy¯—dv nvgx`x, LvhxbvZzj Aveivi, QviQxbv `vi“”Qybœvr jvB‡eªix, wc‡ivRcyi, 2005 13. Bgvg Mvhvjx, Gmjv‡n bd&m, ikx` eyK nvDm, XvKv, 2001 14. gvIjvbv Avãyj Lv‡jK, †QivRyQ-Qv‡jKxb, †mev cvewj‡KkÝ, wmwe-110 gnvLvjx, XvKv 1402 15. W. Av.d.g. Avey eKi wmÏxK, i“‡ni †LvivK, gyRv‡Ïw`qv Kg‡c·, cj• ex, XvKv 2004 16. Avjvgv nvwdh Bebyj Kvwq¨g, i“‡ni inm¨, Avnmvb cvewj‡KkÝ, Avnmvb cvewj‡KkÝ, XvKv 1998 17. Lvbevnv`yi AvnQvbDjvn, Qzdx, XvKv, Avnmvwbqv wgkb, XvKv, 1996 18. W. Ave`yj Kwig : evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i mvgvwRK BwZnvm 19. Ave`yj Kwig : gymwjg evsjvi BwZnvm I HwZn¨ 20. ‡Mvjvg mvKjv‡qb : evsjv‡`‡ki m~dx 21. AvmKvi Be‡b kvqL : gymwjg Avg‡j evsjvi kvmbKZ©v 22. gvneyeyi ingvb : gymwjg evsjvi Afy¨`q 23. AveŸvm Avjx Lvb : evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i BwZnvm 24. gvIjvbv Gg Ievq`yj nK : evsjv‡`‡ki cxi AvIwjqvMY 25. ikx` Avng` : evsjv‡`‡ki m~dx mvaK 26. ‡gveviK Kwig RInvi : fvi‡Zi m~dx (1g, 2q I 3q LÊ) 27. gvIjvbv b~i“i ingvb : Zvh&‡KivZzj AvIwjqv

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Course Code 1876 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Economic System in Islam

This paper will consist of the following topics: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Sources of lslamic Economic System; Islamic Economy Compared to modern Economic System; Tax structure in Islam; Zakat, Ushar, Kharaj and Sadaqat, Factors of Production; Concept of Ownership; Concept of income and expenditure in Islam; Land policy of Islam; concept of profit and interest in Islam. Books Recommended : 1. Imam Abu Yusuf : Kitab al-Kharaj 2. A.I. Qureshi : Islam and Thoery of Interest 3. Dr. M. A. Mannan : Islamic Economics: Theory and Practice 4. M. Raihan Sharif : Guidelines to Islanic Economics (Nature, Concepts and Principles) 5. Dr. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury : An outline of Islamic Economics : Theory and Practice 6. gvIjvbv gynv¤§` Ave`yi inxg : Bmjv‡gi A_©bxwZ 7. W. Gg.G. gvbœvb : Bmjvgx A_©bxwZ : ZË¡ I cÖ‡qvM 8. Av.R.g.kvgmyj Avjg : Bmjvgx A_©bxwZi iƒc‡iLv 9. gydZx gynv¤§` kdx : Bmjv‡g f~wg e¨e¯’v 10. kvn gynv¤§` nvexeyi ingvb : Bmjvgx A_©bxwZ : wbe©vwPZ cÖeÜ 11. W. gynv¤§` BDm~d ingvb, Bmjv‡gi A_©‰bwZK gZv`k© 12. kvn& Avãyj nvbœvb, Bmjvgx A_©bxwZ: `k©b I Kg©‡KŠkj 13. m¤úv`bv cwil`, Avj KziAv‡b A_©bxwZ, BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb evsjv‡`k 14. W. ‡K, G, Gb, Gm, Avãyj• vn Rvnv½xi, evsjv‡`‡k Dki dm‡ji hvKvZ: ¸i“Z¡ I cÖYqb 15. ‡gvt Aveyj dvZvn BqvnBqv, Bmjvgx A_©bxwZi AvaywbK iƒcvqb

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Course Code 1877 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Study of Islamic Law, Personal Law and Law of Inheritance in Islam

This paper will consist of the following topics:-

a) This section will cover the following Topics: Nikah (Marriage), Talaq (Divorce) and Hudud (Punishment). Nikah (Marriage) : Definition; the words by which marriage is contracted and not contracted. goals, purpose witnesses and its qualifications. Muharramat : Meaning of the women whom it is Iawful to marry and of those with whom marriage is unlaw- ful; Nikkha Mut’ah and Nikkha Mowqat (Temporary marriage). and Kufo (Guardianship and equality) : Who is one allowed to marry? Qualities to look for a spouse. The Mahr of Dower : meaning, amount of Mahr, various types of Masalah and solution related to the mahr or dower. Nikkhao-Raqeq (The Marriage of slaves) Nikkhao-Ahlo-Shirk (The marriage of infidels) Kissm or partition Riza of fosterage : Difinition and tenets related to Riza or fosterage. Talaq or Divorce : meaning, the Talaq-al-sunna or Regular Divorce, Execution of Divorce, Delegation of Di- vorce, Divorce by a conditional vow, the Divorce of the sick, Rijat or returning to a divorced wife, Ila, Khoola, Zihar, Liaan or Imprecation, Impotence, the Iddah, the Establishment of paarentage, His or the care of infant children and Nafqa or sustainable. Book prescribed: 1. Burhan al-Din al-Marginani : Al-Hidalya

b) This section will cover the following topics: Personal Law and Law of Inheritance in Islam Definition of Ilm al-Farayad (Law of inheritance) Meaning of the Dhawil Furud; different kinds, and their rights; Definition of al-Asaba; and Their kinds. Meaning of al-Aul aand its kinds. Definition of ‘Tamasul; Tadakhul; Tawafuq and ‘Tabayun. Definition of ‘al-Rad’ and its method. Definition of ‘al-Munsasakha’ and its method. Books Recommended: 1. Joseph scha cht: An Introcution to Islamic law. 2. A.B.M. Hossain : Criminal Laws in Islam. 3. Allama Muhammad Iqbal: The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, Lahore, 1954. 4. Suhbi Mahmassani : Falasafa Al-Rashri fi Al-Islam, Beirut, 1961. 5. Muhammad Al-Khudri: Tarikh Al-Tashri Al-Islam, Cairo, 1964. 6. W.W. Hunter : The Indian Mussalman, Calcutta, 1986. 7. H.A.R. Gibb. Mohammadanism : An Historical Survery. 8. Abd al-Wahhab Khallaf : Khulassat Tarikh Al-Tashiri Al-Islami Beirut, 1968. 9. Burhan Uddin Al-Maarghinani : Al-Hidya 10. Sirajul Haq : Al-Siraji 11. Robert Roberts : The Social Laws of the Quran 12. Muhammad Mustafa Khan : Islamic Law of Inheritance (A new approach) 13. Islamic Foundation : Codified Islamic Law 14. Dr. Jamal Badawi : Islamic Teaaching Course 15. Moulana Fazlur Rahman Ashrafi : Rights of Women in Islamic Inheritance and Farayez 16. Shah Abdul Hannan : Social Laws of Islam. 17. Charles Hamilton : The Hedaya

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Course Code 1878 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Ethics and Values in Islam

This paper will consist of the following topics: Definition, scope and source of ethics, The place of ethics in Islam. the relation between religion and ethics, ethical systems : religious and secular, Significance of the terms akhlaq and ‘amal in the context of ethical behaviour, Moral duties and obligations : Duties to Allah, family, believers, nonhuman beings, the self. Study of selected verses from the Holy Quran and Hadith from prophetic sunna relating to central ethical concepts such as Khayr (good) ma’ruf and munker, adl (justice), rahmah (mercy). Selected contemporary ethical problems such as econom- ic injustice, Gambling and lottery, Interest, Bribery, Falshood, Deceiving, Theft, Robbery, Hijacking, Drug- addiction, Deprivation of right, killing, violence, sexuality and problems related to the medical profession and their solutions from Islamic perspective. Books Recommended 1. B.A. Dar, Quranic Ethics, Institure of Islamic Culture, Lahore, 1979 2. Muhammad Al-Ghazali : Muslim’s Character, Hindustan Publications Bombay, 1982 3. Fazlur Rahman Ansari: The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society, vols. I & II, WFIM, Kaara- chi, 1977. 4. Amin Ahsan Islahi : How to Attain True Piety and Righteousness. 5. M. Yusuf Islahi : Etiquette of Life in Islam. 6. Joseph Gric : Moral Choices, West Publishing Company, New York, 1989 7. Abu Hamid Al-Ghazzali : Ihya’ Ulum al Din 8. Ansari, M.A.H.: The Ethical Philosophy of Miskawayh, A.M.U. Aligarh, 1964. 9. M. Umaruddin : The Ethical Philosophy of al-Zhazzali, Lahore, 1977. 10. Hasna Begum : Ethics in Social Practice, Dhaka, Academic Press. 11. Majid Fakhry : Ethics Theories in Islam. 12. Rokeach, M (1987) : Understanding Human Values, New York. 13. G.Gd. †gv: Gbvgyj nK : g~j¨‡eva wK I †Kb ? BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb evsjv‡`k, XvKv-1207

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Course Code 1879 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: History of Muslim World

This paper will cover the following: The geographical location and the political, cultural and economic conditions of the following Muslim countries: kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sudan, Palestine, Maldives and Bangladesh.

Books Recommended: 1. A. Karim : Social History of Muslims in Bengal 2. M.A Rahim : Social and Culrural History of Bengal 3. W. Gm.Gg. nvmvb : Bmjvg I AvaywbK wek¦ 4. ‡gvnv¤§` g~mv Avbmvix : B‡›`v‡bwkqv I gvj‡qkxqvi HwZnvwmK µgweKvk 5. †K. Avjx : ga¨ cÖv‡P¨i BwZnvm 6. †mvnive DwÏb Avnv¤§` : gymwjg Rvnvb, BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb evsjv‡`k 7. GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU Ae evsjv‡`k : evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm 8. W. G. Kwig : cvK fvi‡Zi gymwjg kvmb 9. W. Ave`yj gywgb †PŠayix, wmivRyj Bmjvg I G we Gg gvngy` : evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm

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Course Code 1880 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 Course Title: Principles and History of Hadith Literature

Distribution of Marks (5 out of 8) 5 x 20 = 100) a) Principles of Hadith Literature (3 out of 6) 3 x 20 = 60 b) History of Hadith Literature (2 out of 4) 2 x 20 = 40 =100 a) Special attention shall be given mainly to the following terminologie's. A1-Khabar, al-Hadith, al-Sunnah, al- Marfu, al-Mawquf, al-Maqtu, al-Mashhur, al-Aziz, al-Garib, al-Fard, al-Mutlaq, al-Mutawatir, al-Fard al- Nasabi, al-Sahih, al-Hasan, al-Muttasil, al-Munqati, al-Muallaq, al-Mursal, al-Mudallas, al-Muanan, Muktalaf al-Hadith, Muttafaq Alaih, al-Nasikh and al-Mansukh, al-Sanad and al-Matn, Mutabi, al-Shahid. b) Special referance shall be given to the following topics: The place and importance of Hadith in Islami Sharia. Preservation and compilation of Hadith during the time of the prophet (SM), Sahaba and Tabiyun: Compilation of Sihah Sittah: Biographies of the following traditionists: Imam Malik (R.), Imam Bukhari (R.), Imam Muslim (R.), and Wali al-Din Muhammad. a) Book prescribed: 1. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani : Sharh Nakhbat al-Fikar.

Books Recommended : 1. Dr. Muhammad Ishaq : India's Contribution to The Study of Hadith Literature 2. Dr. A.N.M. Raisuddin : Spanish Contribution to the Study of Hadith Literature 3. Mufti Amimul Ihsan : Tarikh-i-Ilm-i-Hadith 4. Manazir Hasan Gilani : Tadwin-i-Hadith 5. Shaikh Abdul Haque-Al-Dehlawi : Al-Muqaddama 6. Muhammad Abdul Aziz al-Khawli : Miftah al-Sunnah 7. gvIjvbv b~i †gvnv¤§` AvRgx : nv`x‡mi ZË¡ I BwZnvm 8. W. gynv¤§` kwdKzj• vn : nv`xm kv‡¯¿i BwZnvm 9. W. ‡ejvj ‡nv‡mb : Dj~gyjnv`xm 10. W±i †gvnv¤§` GQnvK : Bj‡g nv`x‡m fviZxq Dc-gvn‡`‡ki Ae`vb 11. gynv¤§` Ave`yi inxg : nv`xm msKj‡bi BwZnvm

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