Islamic Studies Past Paper 2017

Zakat opens the Islamic Studies past paper 2017 with a practical edge. Q.2 names the Quranic recipients of Zakat and asks how its distribution can cut poverty in an Islamic society. Q.3 details the inheritance right Islam grants women. Q.4 traces the election of the Rightly-guided Caliphs and asks how far their government counts as democratic. Q.5 shows the Prophet (PBUH) as the greatest peacemaker through his reconciliation with pagans, Jews and Christians. Q.6 explains self-purification from the Quran and Sunnah. Q.7 lists the reasons for extremism in Pakistan and offers Islamic solutions. Q.8 defines Ijma and its kinds.

What this paper contains

  • Part-II — attempt four questions from Q.2–Q.8; each question carries 20 marks (Part-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)
  • Q.2 — Recipients of Zakat in the Quran; Zakat, its social impact and poverty alleviation
  • Q.3 — Women’s right of inheritance in Islam
  • Q.4 — Election of the Rightly-guided Caliphs; how far their government counts as democratic
  • Q.5 — The Prophet (PBUH) as peacemaker: reconciliation with pagans, Jews and Christians
  • Q.6 — Self-purification in the Quran and Sunnah; its impact on society
  • Q.7 — Extremism in Pakistan: reasons and Islamic solutions
  • Q.8 — Ijma (consensus): definition, kinds and importance
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