B.A. (Hons.) (Islamic Studies), Bachelor of Arts Honours in Islamic Studies, Syllabus, Eligibility, Duration, Degree Course

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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Islamic Studies

Duration

3 Years

Level

Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

10+2 or Equivalent

B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies or Bachelor of Arts Honours in Islamic Studies is an undergraduate religious studies course. It is an ambiguous term with one connotation in a traditional near-Eastern context and another in a Western context. In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge. It includes all the traditional forms of religious thought, such as Kalam (Islamic theology) and Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and assimilates fields generally considered to be secular in the West, such as Islamic science and Islamic economics. B.A. Hons. in Islamic Studies is generally three academic year degree course and may be provided on a part-time basis by certain institutes.

B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies Eligibility

Aspiring students should have passed 12th or its equivalent exam passes in the Arts stream from a recognized school board with Islamic as one of the subjects.

B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies Syllabus

Syllabus of Hons. Islamic Studies as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

B.A. (Hons.) Part I
Paper I: Islam, The Early Phase: The Holy Prophet and the Pious Caliphate
Sr. No.	Subjects of Study
1	Pre-Islamic Arab society
2	Muhammad (SAW) and His Mission
3	Introduction to Fundamental Islamic Beliefs and Practices
4	The Society Built by the Holy Prophet
5	Emergence of the Pious Caliphate
6	Umar’s Caliphate and His Contribution
7	Policy and society during the Pious Caliphate
8	The Settlement of Arabs in the Conquered Territories
B.A. (Hons.) Part II
Paper II: Studies in Islamic Culture and Civilization (Umayyads and Abbasids)
1	Umayyads
2	Abbasids
3	Assimilation of Various Cultures in the Abbasid Empire
4	Rise of the Shu’ubiyya
5	Religious-Social Life under the Abbasids
6	Scientific, literary and educational progress under Abbasid
7	Trade, commerce and industry during the Abbasid period
B.A. (Hons.) Part II
Paper III: Muslim Sects Muslim Sects
1	Dissent in Islam
2	Origin of sects in Islam
3	The Khawarij
4	Ideological and sectarian conflict in medieval Muslim society
5	The Shia and their Offshoots
6	Ilm-i-Kalam
B.A. (Hons.) Part III
Paper IV: Development of Islamic Religious Sciences: (a) Tafsir and Hadith
1	Introduction to Tafsir and its early history
2	Early Tafsir Writers and Their Works
3	Introduction to some later important Tafsir writers and their works
4	Introduction to some Urdu Tafsir writers and their works
5	Hadith and Usul-e-Hadith
6	History of the Compilation of Hadith
7	Muwatta of Imam Malik and Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal. Introduction and Significance
8	Sihah-e-Sitta and their compilers
9	Some Indian Muhaddithin and their contribution to Hadith
B.A. (Hons.) Part III
Paper V: Development of Islamic Religious Sciences: (B) Fiqh & Tasawwuf
1	Origin and Development of Fiqh
2	Important Schools of Fiqh
3	Indian contribution to Fiqh
4	Tasawwuf – an Introduction
5	Early Sufis and Their Teachings
6	Tasawwuf in India
7	Introduction to Some Sufi Literature
B.A. (Hons.) Part III
Paper VI: Islam In Spain and The Post Abbasid Muslim East
1	Umayyad rule in Spain (Musa bin Nusair, Abd-al-Rahman I, III & Hakam II)
2	Art and architecture of the Arabs in Spain
3	Muslim Socio-Cultural Life under the Safavids in Iran
4	Intellectual and Artistic Activities in the Arab world under the Mamluks
5	Muslim Socio-Cultural Life under the Timurids with Specific Reference to Ulugh Beg and Mir Ali Shir
6	Ottomans
B.A. (Hons.) Part III
Paper VII: Islam in India During the Medieval Period
1	Early Relations of Arabs with India
2	Political, social and religious conditions in India on the eve of the Turkish conquest
3	Influence of Islam on Indian society
4	Development of Muslim Education in India
5	Muslim Heterodoxy
6	India’s Influence on Muslim Society
7	Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi and his mission
8	Shah Waliullah and his school
B.A. (Hons.) Part III
Paper VIII: Islam in The Modern World
1	The Arabs
2	Turkey
3	India: Muslim Response to Modern Challenges in India
4	Pakistan and Bangladesh: Origin, Response to Modern Challenges; Tradition and Modernity
5	Iran and Afghanistan: Origin and Establishment of the Muslim States

B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies Colleges

Jamia Millia Islamia - JMI, New Delhi
Aliah University - AU, Kolkata

B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies Course Suitability

Candidates who want to make this religious course as their livelihood and want to contribute and preserve their religion also can are a good match for it.
Students those who are willing to know Islamic Studies and its related areas, etc. are most suitable for this course.
Those who are curious to go for teaching fields at higher degree level (college and university level) both in private and government institutions also are a good match for it.

How is B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies Course Beneficial?

The course enables the students to go for various Islamic Studies related jobs.
They can be given jobs in Urdu media, press, papers and become the writer of the various language.
They can take further research work on their interested topics. Students can also become a clergyman in Mosques and chanter of other Islamic activities.
This is also a source of livelihood and provides a job to them.

B.A. Hons. Islamic Studies Employment Areas