UGC NET Arab Culture and Islamic Studies Syllabus , Ph 07838023956

UGC NET Arab Culture Paper II
1. Rise of Islam

• Pre – Islamic Arabia
• Prophet Muhammad and his life at Makkah
• His migration to Madinah
• Prophet’s life at Madinah
• Formulation of Social system at Madinah (early phase)
• Basic teachings of Islamic faith
• Formation of Islamic State at Madinah
• Socio – economic and political system of Islam
• Achievements of Prophet Muhammad

2. Khilafat – e – Rashidah

• Institution of Khilafat
• Hazrat Abu Bakr : Life and achievements
• Hazrat Umar : Life and his administration
• Expansion and consolidation of Islamic State during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar
• Hazrat Usman : Life and political 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 Umayyad rule
• Expansion and consolidation of the State
• System of education under the Umayyads
• Development of Arabic Language and Literature
• Art and Architecture under the Umayyads
• Decline of the Umayyad rule

4. The Abbasids

• Establishment of Abbasid rule
• Important caliphs and their achievements
• Socio – cultural and religious developments
• Development of education
• Progress in the fields of various sciences and literature
• Contribution of Abbasids to Fine Arts
• Art and architecture under Abbasids
• Decline of Abbasid rule

5. The Quran

• Collection and compilation of the Quran
• Ethical and philosophical teachings
• Socio – economic and political teachings
• The origin and development of Tafsir Literature
• Important Commentators :
  1. Mohammed bin Jarir at-Tabari
  2. Razi
  3. Zamakhshari
  4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  5. Abul Ala Maududi
  6. Abul Kalam Azad
  7. Ashraf Ali Thanvi

6. The Hadith and Islamic Jurisprudence

• Process of collection and compilation of Hadith
• Early collections of Hadith
• Transmission and Scrutiny of Hadith
• Major Collections of Hadith
• Genesis of Islamic Fiqh and its development
• Sources of Islamic Law
• Schools of Islamic Law
• Contemporary Problems and Islamic Fiqh

7. Dynasties of the East and the West

• Idrisis and Aghlabids
• Tulunids and Ikhshidies
• Hamadanis and Tahirids
• Samanis and Safavids
• Qacharis and Pahlavis
• Ghaznavids, Saljuqs and Khwarizmshahids

8. Medieval Arab States

• Fatimids
• Zangids
• Nurids
• Ayyubids
• Mamluks

9. Iran

• Iranian Society on the eve of Islam
• Emergence and spread of Islam in Iran
• Development of Islamic Sciences
• Religious Ideas : Ithna Ashari, Ismailies, 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 – cultural developments in Spain
• Intellectual, educational and literary development in Spain
• Art and architecture under Umayyads in Spain
• Cordova and Grenada
• Decline of Umayyad rule in Spain

11. Ottoman Empire

• Establishment of Ottoman Empire
• Rise of Ottomans
• Important Ottoman rulers
• Contribution of Ottomans to various sciences
• Contribution of Ottomans to art and architecture
• Decline of Ottoman Empire

12. Muslim Contribution to Various Sciences

• Medicine
• Mathematics
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Historiography
• Geography
• Rational Sciences

13. Muslim Contribution to Art and Architecture

• Painting
• Calligraphy
• Music
• Glass work
• Pottery
• Engraving
• Handicraft
• Salient features of Islamic Architecture

14. Important Islamic Thinkers

• Mawardi
• Ibn Taimiyah
• Ibn Khaldun
• Shah Waliullah
• Syed Qutub Shaheed
• Hasan al – Banna
• Allamah Iqbal
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
• Jamaluddin Afghani
• Muhammad Abduhu

UGC NET Arab Culture 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 – political conditions
• Commercial and economic activities
• Arabic Language and Literature

Unit – II

• Prophet Muhammad and his life at Makkah
• His migration to Madinah
• Prophet’s life at Madinah
• Formulation of Social system at Madinah (early phase)
• Basic teachings of Islamic faith
• Formation of Islamic State
• Socio – economic and political system of Islam
• Achievements of Prophet Muhammad

Unit – III

• Institution of Khilafat
• Hazrat Abu Bakr : Life and achievements
• Hazrat Umar : Life and his adrninistration
• Expansion and consolidation of Islamic State during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar
• Hazrat Usman : Life and political problems faced by him
• Hazrat Ali : His life and internal conflicts
• General assessment of Khilafat – e – Rashidah

Unit – IV

• Establishment of Umayyad Dynasty
• The policy of Arab nationalism adopted by the Umayyads
• Social conditions under the Umayyad rule
• Expansion and consolidation of the State
• System of education under the Umayyads
• Development of Arabic Language and Literature
• Art and Architecture under the Umayyads
• Decline of the Umayyad rule

Unit – V

• Establishment of Abbasid rule
• Important caliphs and their achievements
• Socio – cultural and religious developments
• Development of education
• Progress in the fields of various sciences and literature
• Contribution of Abbasids to Fine Arts
• Art and architecture under Abbasids

Unit – VI

• Collection and compilation of the Quran
• Ethical and philosophical teachings
• Socio – economic and political teachings
• The origin and development of Tafsir Literature
• Important Commentators :
  1. Mohammed bin jarir at-Tabari
  2. Razi
  3. Zamakhshari
  4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  5. Abul Ala Maududi
  6. Abul Kalam Azad
  7. Ashraf Ali Thanvi

Unit – VII

• Collection and compilation of Hadith
• Transmission and Scrutiny of Hadith
• Genesis of Islamic Fiqh and its development
• Major Collections of Hadith
• Sources of Islamic Law
• Schools of Islamic Law
• Contemporary Problems and Islamic Fiqh

Unit – VIII

• Arabs reaction and response to Greek Philosophy
• Arab Philosophers
  1. Al – Kindi
  2. Al – Farabi
  3. Al – Ghazzali
  4. Ibn – e – Rushd
• Development of Ilmul – Kalam
• Mutazalites and Asharites
• Shah Waliullah and his contribution to Muslim philosophy

Unit – IX

• Origin and development of Sufism
• Impact of Sufism on Indian Society
• Important Sufi orders
  1. Chishti
  2. Naqshbandi
  3. Suhrawardi
  4. Qadiri
• Sufi and Bhakti movements
• Important works of Sufism
  1. Awarif – al – Ma’arif
  2. Futuhat al – Makkiyyah
  3. Maqasid al – Arifin

Unit – X

• Sunnis
• Shias
• Khawarij
• Ahl – e – Hadith
• Al – Ikhwan – al – Muslimun
• Al – Ba’th
• Jam’at – e – Islami
• Sannusi Movement

UGC NET Arab Culture Paper III (B) [ Elective / Optional ]
Elective – I
Islamic Studies : Contemporary Muslim World

• Reform movements in India
• Socio – religious development in modern Iran
• Socio – Political developments 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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