CSS Muslim Law Jurisprudence Past Paper 2016

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Is the Qur’an a code of Islamic law? Discuss.

2. Q. 320 marks

   What are conditions for exercising universal ijtihad? Discuss the role of ijtihad today.

3. Q. 420 marks

   Discuss the natural causes of defective legal capacity in Islamic law.

4. Q. 520 marks

   ‘Islamic criminal law appears to be harsh, but a closer look reveals that in practice the most severe punishments are hardly ever applied.’ Discuss.

5. Q. 620 marks

   Explain and critically evaluate the main restrictions imposed in Islamic law on the freedom of contract.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Discuss the extent to which a normal marriage contract can be varied to benefit women under Islamic law.

7. Q. 820 marks

   Write short notes on the following: (5 each) (a) Triple talaq in one sitting (b) Remedies available to a Muslim women under the DMMA 1939 (c) Dower (d) Share of the grandchild under the MFLO 1961

Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.