DHAKA UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED COLLEGES Syllabus Department of Islamic Studies One Year M.A. (Final) Course Effective from the Session: 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 1 M. A. in Islamic Studies in the colleges affiliated with the UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA is one year programme. Students are required to complete seven courses and one term paper (2 Credits) + Viva Voce (2 Credits) = 4 Credits. Each course will carry 100 marks and 4 credits. Students are required to obtain at least D grade (40 to less than 45 marks) for M.A degree. There will be one In-course test, one class attendance evaluation and a Course Final Examination at the end of the year for each course. Distribution of marks is as follows: Marks distribution for each course is as follows: 1. One In-Course Test of 15 marks: 15 marks 2. Class Attendance and Participation: 5 marks 3. Course Final Examination of 4 hours duration : 80 marks Total Marks : 100 Total Classes : 60 Total hours : 60 Total Credit Hours : 4 Explanations:- Evaluation of a courses of 100 marks: a. Each course will be taught by the Department and evaluated by one teacher from DU or affiliated colleges. Marks Distribution for each course: a. One In-course Test of 15 marks:15 Marks One test of one hour duration to be given by each course teacher at his/her convenience. b. Class Attendance and Participation: 5 Marks Each teacher will give marks out of 5. A single teacher teaching a course will give marks out of 5. c. Course Final Examination of 4 hours duration: 5x16= 80 Marks Two teachers will set questions and one teacher will evaluate the scripts. There will be 8 broad questions from which students will have to attempt any 5. Total Marks: 100 Total Classes: 60 Total Contact Hours: 60 Total Credit Hours: 4 d. Attendance in 90% or above classes may be given 5; 85% to less than 90% - 4; 80% to less than 85% - 3; 75% to less than 80% - - 2; 60% to less than 75% - 1; below 60% - 00. 2 DHAKA UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED COLLEGES Subject: Islamic Studies Syllabus for One-Year M.A. (Final) Course Effective from the Session 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 Paper Code Paper Title Credits 311801 Study of al Tafsir 4 311803 Study of al-Hadith 4 311805 Study of al-Hadith 4 311807 Da‘wah in the Holy Quran and Sunnah 4 311809 Evolution and Philosophy of Religion and 4 Comparative Religion 311811 Scientific Indications in the Holy Quran and Hadith 4 311813 History of Islam (Umayyad and Abbasid Period) 4 311814 Term Paper 2 311816 Viva-Voce 2 Total = 32 Detailed Syllabus Paper Code 311803 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 120 hrs Paper Title Study of al-Tafsir Books Prescribed: 1. Al-Zamakshari: Al-Kashshaf: (Surah al Fatiha and Surah al-Baqarah upto the end of 72 verses.) Books Recommended: 1. Alusi: Tafsir Ruhulmaani. 2. Mufti Muhammad Shafi : Tafsir Marifal-Quran. 3. Al-Baidawi : Anwar al-Tanzil-wa-Asrar-al Tawil 4. Qazi Thanaultah Panipothi : Tafsir-i-Mazhari 5. Sayed Qutb : Tafsir fi Zilalil Quran 6. gydwZ gynv¤§` kdx, Zvdmx‡i gvÔAv‡idzj †KviÕAvb 3 Paper Code 311803 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 120 hrs Paper Title: Study of al-Hadith Books Prescribed: a) Al-Bukhari : Al Jami al Sahih: Bab-al-Wahyi and Kitab al Maghazi b) Muslim : Al-Sahih: Kitab al-Iman and Kitab al-Hajj Books Recommended: 1. Ibn Hajr al Askalani: Fath-al-Bari 2. Badruddin al Ayni : Umdat al-Qari 3. Nawawi : Sharh Muslim 4. Shibbir Ahmad Uthmani : Fath al-Mulhim 5. Hafiz Ibn Kasir : Sharhu Sahihil Bukhari 6. Al-Kirmani : Sahihul Bukhari Paper Code 311805 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 120 hrs Paper Title Study of al-Hadith Books Prescribed: a) Abu Dawud: Sunan: Kitab al-Sawm and Kitab al-Zakat b) Tahawi: Sharh Maani al-Athar: Kitab al-Buyu (omitting chapters on al-Araya and Bai ard Makkah, Thaman al-Kalb and Istiqrad al hayawan), Kitab al-Hiba-wa-al-Sadaqah. Books Recommended: 1. Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri: Baz-al-Majhud 2. Yusuf Kandehlavi: Awnul – Mabud 3. Zafor Ahmad Uthmani: I'laus Sunan 4. Imam Khattabi : Mualimus Sunnah 5. Ibnul Arabi : Arijatul Ahwazi 6. Anwar Shah Kashmiri : Fyzul Bari Paper Code 311807 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 120 hrs Paper Title Da'wah in the Holy Quran and Sunnah This paper will cover the following topics: Study of the verses of the Holy Quran described in different Surahs and Sayings of the Prophet (sm) quoted in various Hadith books along with Sihah al-Sittah related to Dawah; Quranic Tradition in Islamic Dawah, Name of the Prophets described in the Holy Quran and Hadith and their process of Dawah, Islamic rules for preaching Dawah to the opponents, Challenges of Dawah and its solution in the Quran and Hadith, Process of Dawah in the life of Mohammad (sm) and his companions (Sahaba). Islam and contemporary challenges regarding Dawah; Non-Mulim Missionary activities in Muslim countries and Islamic Dawah, the Nature of Dawah in Bangladesh. 4 Books Recommended: 1. The Holy Quran 2. Ibn Kathir, Tqfsirul Quranil Azim 3. Allamah Shawkani, Fathul Qadir 4. Imam Fakhruddin Razi, Mafatihul Gaib 5. Imam Baidawi, Anwarul Tanjil 6. Mahmud Alusi, RuhulMa 'ani 7. Imam al-Bukhari, Al-Sahih 8. Imam Muslim, Al-Sahih 9. Imam al-Tirmidhi, Sunan 10. Abu Duad, Al-Sunan 11. Imam al-Nasayi, Al-Sunan 12. Imam Ibn Majah, Al-Sunan 13. Muhammad Ali, al-Sabuni, Al-Nabuwah walAmbiya 14. Muhammad Qutb, Islam the Misunderstood Religion 15. Syed Ameer Ali, The Spirit of Islam 16. Alhajj Ahmadur Rahman, Islam a Glorious Teaching 17. Rahman Dawah Activities Throughout the World 18. M.A. Sattar Ph.D, Islam 19. Abd al-Karim Zaidan, Usul al-Da’wah 20. Dr. Ahmad Gulush, Al-Da 'wah al-Islamiyya 21. Dr. Muhi al-Din al-Alusi, Minhaj al-Da 'wah 22. A. Z. M. Shamsul Alam, The Message ofTableege and Da'wah 23. Maulana Abdullah Ibn Syed Jalalabadi, Holy Prophet's Mission to Contemporary Rulers 24. Avjøvgv Avjevbx Avj-LvIjx, Bmjv‡gi `vIqv‡Zi ü`qMÖvnx c×wZ 25. mvwq¨` Aveyj nvmvb Avjx bv`ex, Zvix‡L `vIqvZ-Iqv AvhxgZ (1-4 LÐ) 26. Av. mv. gynv¤§` Igi Avjx (Aby.), msMÖvgx mvaK‡`i BwZnvm (1-4 LÐ) 27. mvwq¨` Aveyj nvmvb Avjx bv`ex, nhiZ gvIjvbv gynv¤§` AvIi DbKx `xbx `vIqvZ 28. W. Avãyi ingvb AvbIqvix, Bmjvgx `vÕIqvn : ¯^iƒc I cÖ‡qvM, wek^we`¨vjq gÄyix Kwgkb 29. Kvix gynv¤§` Zvwq¨e, KziÕAv‡bi Av‡jv‡K Øxwb `vÔIqv‡Zi g~jbxwZ (Aby. gvI. gynv¤§` †ngv‡qZ DÏxb, XvKv : BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb evsjv‡`k, 1995) Paper Code 311809 Credits : 4 Class Hours : 120 hrs Paper Title Evolution and Philosophy of Religion and Comparative Religion Evolution and Philosophy of Religion i) Special reference will be given to Taboo, Totem, Mana, Magic, Animism etc. Primitive religions: Their Origin, Development and Common features, ii) Motive forces of the principal world religion. iii) Proof for the existence of Allah, Conception of Oneness of Allah, belief in Allah iv) The role of religion in human life, civilization and culture; the value of religion; religion and human motivation, religion and pragmatism. v) Metaphysical problems of world religion: Analysis of the concept of religion, the place of faith, the problems of the justification of religious belief. vi) The soul and its immortality; its place in religion; arguments for and against immortality of the soul. 5 Books Recommended: 1. The Holy Quran, 16:67; 16:25; 30:32; 11:118; 109:6; 22:17; 5:72; 2:40-96; 29:7; 32:23-25;40:53-54; 20:80-82; 2:62; 11; 113; 120; 135; 140; 5:14; 18; 51; 69; 82; 9:30; 3:19; 61:9;48:28 2. Encyclopaedia of Religion 3. Shahrastani, Kitab al Milal wa-al-Nihal 4. Edward Fareud, The Evolution of Religion, Vol. 1 5. Gail Kennedy, The Evolution of Religion 6. Reville, Origin and Growth of Religion 7. Father Schmidt, The Origin and Growth of Religion 8. Sigmund Freud, Totem and Taboo. Comparative Religion (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Zoroastrianism) The purpose of this part is to enable students understand the nature, scope, development and methods of the study of Comparative Religion. The Course also envisages the study of the different major religious thoughts with special emphasis on the following: Basic features of world religions; comparative study of the nature of the Supreme Being, the world, man, basic moral teachings; soteriology, Eschatology; meaning and significance of religious symbols and major festivals; family ethics and inter religious dialogue. a) Comparative Religion and Theology : Introduction, origin, development and contribution of Muslim theologians, Islam and traditional religions of the world. b) The doctrine of creatorship, prayer, apostles, sacred books, schematic beliefs, learning of religion, festivals, racism, different ceremonies, rebirth, resurrection and the hereafter. i) Moral and socio-economic significance of religions; ii) Origin and development of religion; iii) Major religions of the world: pre-historic and historical; iv) The religious conditions of the world before the advent of Islam; v) Islam as a religion with special reference to its sources and five foundations; vi) Judaism and its holy books with special reference to the Towrali; vii) Christianity, Jesus Christ, The gospels, New Testament; vii) Hinduism and its scriptures; viii) Gautam Buddha and his teaching five Skandhas, Nirvan. Books Recommended: 1. Jurji, Greart Religions 2. Oxtoby, W.G, World Religion, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996 3. Arnold, The preaching of Islam. 4. Barkatulla, Manusher Dharma. 5. John B Noss, Man’s Religions, part II-IV, New York, Macmillan Publishing, 1980 6. Hicking, Living Religions of the World 7.