Islamic Studies Past Paper 2011

The Islamic Studies past paper 2011 opens the set under the old Islamiat title. Candidates attempt five questions at 16 marks each. Q.2 sets out the characteristics of Islamic ideology and its effects on individual and communal life. Q.3 defines civilization and culture, then turns on the foundations of modern civilization and its problems. Q.4 discusses the veil and women’s freedom and analyses the French law against the veil. Q.5 defends the Islamic philosophy of reward and punishment against the charge of savagery. Later questions cover human rights through the Farewell Sermon, Ijtehad, lawful earning, and the disunity of the Ummah.

What this paper contains

  • Part-I (Q.1) — 20 MCQs (20 marks)
  • Part-II — attempt five questions (Q.2–Q.9); each question carries 16 marks
  • Q.2 — Islamic ideology: its characteristics and effects on individual and communal life
  • Q.3 — Civilization and culture; foundations and problems of modern civilization
  • Q.4 — The veil and women’s freedom; the French law against the veil
  • Q.5 — Islamic philosophy of reward and punishment; characteristics of Islamic punishments
  • Q.6–Q.7 — Human rights and the Farewell Sermon; Ijtehad and an institution for new problems
  • Q.8–Q.9 — Akl-e-Halal and checking unfair means; disunity of the Muslim Ummah and its cure
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