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CSS Islamic History and Culture Past Paper 2025

CSS Islamic History and Culture 2025 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-A

  1. Q. 2
    Describe the Prophet's (ﷺ) methods to resolve the various (tribal, linguistic, political and religious, etc.) conflicts and promote peace in the Muslim society in the context of the Madani Era.
    (20)
  2. Q. 3
    Explain the challenges faced by Caliph Abu Bakr ( ฀ ) in consolidating Islam after the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and how he overcame them?
    (20)
  3. Q. 4
    What was the role of zakat (charity) in the financial system of early Islam? How was it managed by the Caliphs?
    (20)
  4. Q. 5
    Examine the military organization of the Umayyads and their strategies in expanding the Islamic empire.
    (20)

SECTION-B

  1. Q. 6
    Discuss the factors that contributed to the political fragmentation of Muslim Spain. How did the Taifa Kingdoms emerge? What impact did they have on the unity of Muslim rule?
    (20)
  2. Q. 7
    Discuss the origin and early development of Sufism. What were the primary factors that contributed to the emergence of Sufism in the early centuries of Islam?
    (20)
  3. Q. 8
    Write short notes on the following: (10 each)
    (20)
    • (a)
      The relationship between Islamic Modernism and Western influence
      (10)
    • (b)
      The contributions of Al-Andalus in the spread of Islamic knowledge to Europe.
      (10)
  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.