8th Semester

8^th Semester

Course No.                                                Course Title                                                        Marks

  

405                  Principles and History of Hadith Literature.                                                     100

406                  Study of Religions                                                                                             100

407                  Principles and History of Islamic Jurisprudence                                                100

408 (A)            History of Islam (Umayyad, Abbasiyyad, fatimid and Uthmania Period)       100

Or       

408 (B)            Lifes and Thought of Muslim Thinkers of the World                                                   100

                        One Partial Unit (Oral) Tutorial (Presentation 5 + Viva 20)                                25

                                                                                                                        Total:                  425

Course No. 405: Principles and History of Hadith Literature.

Group-A: Principles of Hadith Literature

(i)Definition of Hadith and Sunnah (ii) The place and importance of Hadith in Islamic law (iii) Refutation of allegations made in the past and present against Hadith; Discussion of tendencies of contemporary approaches in the study of Sunnah (iv) Development of Hadith Sciences (v) Island system and its significance in Hadith; Classification and criticism of Asma al Rijal; (vi) The words of tahammul and ada (vii) The pre-conditions of a narrator of Hadith (viii) Classification of Hadith in the light of acceptability and unacceptability (ix) Fabrication of a Hadith, its causes and its elimination (x) Mustalah al Hadith (Study of Hadith terminology): The Moudu Hadith; Ghaeib Hadith Muktalaf al-Hadith etc.

Group-B: History of Hadith Literature

A detailed history of preserving and compiling of Hadith upto 9^th century of A.H. Special reference will be given to the following topics; recording of Hadith, particularly the Sahih (authentic) Hadith books, Biography of the following compiler: Malik b. Anas, Ahmad b. Hanbal, Bukahri, Muslim, al-Nasai, Abu Daud, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Abu Zafar Tahawi.

Books Recommended:

1. نخبة الفكر- علامة إبن حجر العسقلانى
2. مفتاح السنة- عبد العزيز الخولى
3. India’s Contribution to the Study of Hadith Literature – Dr. Muhammad Ishaq.
4. Spanish Contribution to the Study of Hadith Literature – Dr. A.N.M Raisuddin.
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Course No. 406: Study of Religions

History and main tenets and comparative study of the following religions:

Group-A: Islam, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism

Group-B: Hinduism, Judaism and Christianity

Books Recommended:

1. Kitab al-Mialal wa al-Nihal, Shahrastani.
2. Great Religions, Jurji.
3. World Religion, Oxtoby
4. Suhuf-i-Wami, Nawab Ali
5. The preaching of Islam, Arnold
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7. Islam on India, Jafar Sharif
8. Islam and Christianity, Seetman, J. Windrawo
9. Between God and Man, Heschel Abraham J.
10. The Religious of Man,Hutson Smith
11. Man’s Religions, Part II-IV, John B Noss
12. Living Religions of the World, Hicking
13. The Individual and his Religion, Allport G.W.
14. Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion, Jenovs
15. Religion, Wallace and Anthony
16. Religion of Man, Tagore
17.  The Great Religions, Charles J. Adams
18. What is Buddhism?, Lakhmi Narasu
19. Buddhist Steps in India, Nalnaska Dutta
20. The Bible, The Quran and Science, Marice Bucaile
21. Eastern Religion and Western Thought, Radhakrishnan S.
22. Tarikh-i- Madhahib, Rashid Ahmad
23. Zoroastrians, Boyce. M
24. Comparative Religion, kedar Nath Tiwari
25. Judaism & Islam in Practice, Jacob Neusner
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Course No. 407: Principles and History of Islamic Jurisprudence

Group-A: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence

Study of Islamic legal foundation, namely, Al-Quran, Al-Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas, Ijtihad, Istihsan, Istidlad, and istihlal. Legal connotation of words and sentences of these foundation such as al-Am, al-Khas and al-Amar, al-Nahy, al-Mujam, al-Mufassal, al-Haqiqa, al-Majaz, al-Nasekh and al-Mansukh etc. Utilization of usul-al-fiqh in the daily life of Muslims.

This course will cover a discussion of important concepts and principles of usul-al-fiqh, such as methods of extracting the rules (Istinbat al-ahkam) from the text, the evidence over which the jurist differed, the objectives of shariah (naqasid al-shariah) and conflicts of evidence and methods of resolving them. The course is also designed to train the students to use and be familiar with the early texts of usul-al-fiqh. The application of usul-al-fiqh in contemporary society will also be discussed.

Group-B: History of Islamic Jurisprudence

Development of fiqh in the periods of the prophet (sm), Companions, Tabi’un and Tabi’ Tabi’un; the emergence of verious schools of fiqh such as Maliki, Hanafi, Shafi-i’, Hambali and Ja’fari. This course will focus on the reason for al-ikhtilaf (differences of opinion among fuqaha) and the muqaran in the study of Fiqh.

Books Recommended:

1. نور الأنوار- ملا أحمد جيون
2. أصول البيضاوى- الإمام فخرالإسلام على ابن محمد البيضاوى
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4. فجرالإسلام- أحمد أمين
5. ضحي الإسلام- أحمد أمين
6. أصول الشاشى- نظام الدين الشاشى
7. تاريخ علوم الفقه- مفتى عميم الإحسان
8. Tarikh al-Tashri al-Islami, Al-Khadra Bek.

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Course No. 408 (A):History of Islam (Umayyad, Abbasiyyad, fatimids and Uthmania Period)

This course will cover social, cultural, political, economic, geographical, historical and governmental system of Umayyad, Abbasiyyad, fatimids and Uthmania Period.

Group-A: Umayyad and Ftimids Period

Group-B: Abbasiyyad and Uthmania Period

Books Recommended:

1. History of the Arabs, P.K. Hitti.
2. A Short History of the Arabs, 7^th edition, Syed Ameer Ali.
3. The Spirit of Islam, Syed Ameer Ali.
4. A Political History of the Muslims, S.M. Imamuddin.
5. المقدمة- ابن خلدون
6. Umayyads & Abbasids, S.M. Imamuddin.
7. Umayyads & Abbasids, Jurji Zaidan.
8. The Rise of The Fatimids, V. Ivanow
9. The Mamluke of Slave dynasty of Egypt, W. Munir
10. History of The Fatimod Khilafat, De Lacy, O’ Leasy.
11. Encyclopedia of Islam
12. History of the Ottoman Turks, E.S Creasy.
13. Turkey, Toyenbee and Kirkwood
14. History of the Ottoman Empire, Jacob.
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Course No. 408 (B):  Lifes and Thought of Muslim Thinkers of the World      

Group-A: Ibn khaldun, Imam Gazali, Al-Mawardi, Ibnul Arabi, Sheikh Ahmad Serhindi, Shah Waliullah, Shah Abdul Aziz, Sayed Ahmad Brelvi, Shaikh Muhammad Abduhu, Hussein Ahmad Madani, Mahmudul Hasan Dewbondi, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, Mufti Amimul Ihsan.

Group-B: Jamal Uddin Afgani, Hasanul Bannah, Sayyed Qutub, Haji Shariat Ullah, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Ayatullah Khomeni Sayed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Moulana Abdur Rahim, Aliya Izzat Begobis, Mahathir Muhammad, King Faisal, Rashid Reza.

Books Recommended:

1. التاريخ- اليعقوبى
2. Ajmau Ujama Al-Muslimin Min Kulli Karanin, Ahmad Ma’mur Al-Usayri.
3. رجال الفكر و الدعوة فى الإسلام- أبو الحسن على الحسين الندوى
4. تاريخ الإسلام- الدكتور حسن إبراهيم حسن
5. تهذيب الأسماء و اللغات- النبوى
6. حلية الأولياء والطبقة الصفياء- أبو نعم الإسباهانى
7. Takrib al-Tahjib, Ibn Hajar.
8. تاريخ الاسلام والطبقة المشاهرى والعلم- الذهبى
9. Al-`Aalam, Khairuddin, Aj-Jirikly.
10. Khulafa ar-Rasul, Khalid Muhammad Khalid.
11. Tarikh al-Ulama al Islami, Muhammad Al-Khadari Bek.
12. الطبقة الكبرى- ابن سعد
13. Siaru Alam Al-Nubala, Al-Jahabi.
14. Wafawatul A’yan, Ibn Khallikan.
15. Tarikh al-adab al-Arab, Dr. Umar Farrukh.
16. الكامل فى التاريخ- ابن الأثير
17. نظام الاسلام- محمد المبارك
18. Futhu al-Buldan, Al-Balajuri.
19. البداية والنهاية- علامة ابن كثير
20. معجم البلدان- ياقوت الهموى
21. The Spirit of Islam, S. Ameer Ali.
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