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CSS Islamic History and Culture Past Paper 2023

CSS Islamic History and Culture 2023 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

Years

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

SECTION-I

  1. Q. 2
    “Treaty of Hudaybiyyah is a master piece of foreign politics of the Holy Prophet ﷺ”. Argue this statement with a scholarly approach.
    (20)
  2. Q. 3
    Derive Islamic principles of elections from the process of the selection of the Rightly Guided Caliph Usmān.
    (20)
  3. Q. 4
    Explain the causes and effects of political divisions and schisms among muslims during first three islamic centuries.
    (20)
  4. Q. 5
    Give an overall comparison between the rule of Banu Umayyah and Banu Abbās.
    (20)

SECTION-II

  1. Q. 6
    Discuss critically the political role and influence of Barmuk family during the caliphate of the Abbasids.
    (20)
  2. Q. 7
    Discuss critically the causes and effects of the end of islamic rule in Spain.
    (20)
  3. Q. 8
    Write a scholarly note on contribution of Islam to modern civilization.
    (20)
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
  3. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
  4. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
  6. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.