CSS Muslim Law Jurisprudence Past Paper 2021

Instructions specific to this paper

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

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Explain the provisions of Section 4, Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, about the right of inheritance for the orphaned grandchildren. Evaluate the arguments for and against this law from the perspective of repugnancy with Islamic Injunctions.

2. Q. 320 marks

   Elaborate how the issue of apostasy of Muslim women in British India prompted the Hanafi scholars to find solutions for the problems of married women in the Maliki School and how their efforts culminated in the form of Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939. Also explain reasons for this Act’s becoming almost redundant in Pakistan.

3. Q. 420 marks

   “For you, there is life in qisas.”(Qur’an, 2:179). Elaborate the implications of this Divine Injunction in the light of the various theories of punishment, such as retribution, deterrence, reformation and prevention.

4. Q. 520 marks

   Does Islamic law distinguish between the consequences of direct and indirect participation in hostilities? Also explain what rules and principles of Islamic law are violated by suicide attacks.

5. Q. 620 marks

   How the classical Muslim jurists defined riba when, unlike many of the contemporary scholars, they did not distinguish between the riba of the Qur’an and the riba of the Sunnah? Explain the implications of considering riba a mujmal (unelaborated) term of the Qur’an, which has been elaborated by the Prophetic traditions.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Define Sunnah and explain the inseparable bond of the Sunnah with the Qur’an by highlighting in particular how the Sunnah elaborates the meaning of the Qur’an.

7. Q. 820 marks

   Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 marks each) (a) Imam Shafi’I as the master-architect of Islamic jurisprudence. (b) Meaning and scope of ijtihad (c) Implications of positive command (amr) and negative command (nahy) for various legal rules.

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.