CSS Islamic History Culture Past Paper 2025

Part-II questions

1. Q. 2

   Explain the challenges faced by Caliph Abu Bakr (RA) in consolidating Islam after the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and how he overcame them.

2. Q. 3

   What was the role of zakat (charity) in the financial system of early Islam? How was it managed by the Caliphs?

3. Q. 4

   Examine the military organization of the Ummayyads and their strategies for expanding the Islamic empire.

4. Q. 5

   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?

5. Q. 6

   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?

6. Q. 7

   Write short notes on the following: The relationship between Islamic Modernism and Western influence The contributions of Al-Andalus in the spread of Islamic knowledge to Europe

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