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By
Muhammad Ali Khan
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Sequence
 Course Outline
 Previous Papers
 Suggested Books
 Preparing Notes
 Study Tips
Six Important Characteristics of
Islamiyat
1. 2nd largest cause of failure
2. Causes a fatal failure
3. Option of to opt in Urdu or English
4. 5 x 16 Questions
5. No single book available in market
6. Six
Six which Brand !
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Islam and Islamiyat
Muslims and Islamiyat
We and Islamiyat
Traditional Mindset and Islamiyat
CSS and Islamiyat
And Yours ????????
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Course
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Four Parts
 Part
1
 Part 2
 Part 3
 Part 4
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Basic Concepts
Aqaid and Ebadat
Islamic way of Life/Systems
Contemporary Affairs of Islam
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1 or 2
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Weightage
 Objectives
 Translations
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Questions
20
Last 10 Chapters of The Holy Quran
80 = 16 x 5
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Part- 1
20 %
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Basic Problems of Human Life and their Solutions
Various sources of knowledge-revelation (Wahy) as a
source of knowledge and solution to human problem.
Divinity and Supremacy of Wahy.
Need of Religion and its role in Human Life ,Islam and
other religions, Islam ,Its concept and meanings Deen
and Muzhab,
Place of Humanity in Islam, Man as Vicegerent of
Allah
Chief Characteristics of Islamic Ideology
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Part 2-Fundamental Beliefs and Practices of
Islam (No question in 2014)
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Aqaid-Faiths
 Tauheed
(Unity of Allah),
 Risalat (Finality of the Prophet hood)
 Akhirat (Day of Judgment)
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Ebadat/Rituals
 Salat,
Soum
 Zakat, Hajj
 Jehad
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Part 3-Islamic Way of Life 30 %
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Sources of Shariah:
 The
Qu'ran, Sunnah, Ijma (Consensus), Qiyas and Ijtihad
(reasoning).
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Islamic Systems
 Social
system in Islam, Morality in Islam Concept of
morality
 Islamic Political System
 Judicial System
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Part-4 Contemporary Islamic Affairs
50 %
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Muslim Ummuh Role and objectives of Muslim
Ummah
 Compilation of Quran
 Jihad and Terrorism
 Concept of World, Quran and Science
 Human Rights
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 Women
Rights
 Rights of Minorities
 General Human Rights
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Quranic Ayat and their Translation
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Following last 10 surrah of the Holy Quran with their translations
 SURRAH AL-FEEL
 SURRAH AL-QURESH
 SURRAH AL-MAOON
 SURRAH AL-KAUSAR
 SURRAH AL-KAFAROON
 SURRAH AN-NASR
 SURRAH AL-L'AHAB
 SURRAH- AL- AKHLAS
 SURRAH ALFALAK
 SURRAH-AN-NAS
Note- Full question did not appear after CSS-2012 but few objectives
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Objectives
 Last ten Chapters of The Holy Quran
 Life of the Prophet PBUH
 About Rituals
 From Quran and Books of Hadith
 Past Papers of 15 Years
About CSS aspirants
Annual Report 2012 (Narrative Papers)
Annual Report 2011 (applied papers)
2014
2013
2012
2011
English and Urdu
Recommended Books (Urdu)
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Recommended Books
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Islamic way of life by Dr.Liaqat Niazi (Bi-lingual)
An introduction to Islamic Ideology by Anwar
Hashami (Eng)
Islamyiat CSS by Laqa-ul-Mohsin (Urdu)
Islami Nazria-e-Hyat by Pro-Khursheed
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Spirit of Islam by Syed Amir Ali (Eng)
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Study Plan
 14 Class lectures of 90 Minutes each
 10 Days for first reading
 5 Days for Self Study
 10-15 minutes test before every class after 4th class
 5-10 Objectives in daily class during lecture
 Lecture on course- one area, daily
 Current Issue(s)
 Daily prayers and/or poetry
How to study and prepare notes
Study Tips
 Have a good text book and one reference book
 Identify areas of your interest
 Read a good article on Islam from a newspapers, daily
 While you recite The Holy Quran, read its translation too
 Note some important Ayah and Hadiath and prepare a list
 Mark yours reading with heading, preferably relevant to
past papers
 Learn some verses from Urdu and Persian poetry
 Trust yourself; pray hard and study harder
Preparing Notes
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Take class notes carefully
Revise the lecture once, after class
Think applied side of the question
Explore past papers and note down how the question
appeared in past exams
Take notes in points
Add more points at revision and self study
Write down points under headings and sub headings
Mark your confidence level if you can solve the question
in exam
If level is 50 % plus ,after first reading ; its perfect !
About Paper
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Two papers daily
Islamitay’s paper
on 3rd day of Exam
Five (5) Subjective
01 objective questions
Length of question
Paper’s Style
Quote
Morning & Evening
Last in compulsory
(6th paper of the Exam)
20 x 1 = 20
16 x 5 = 80
minimum 5-6 leaves
Descriptive, with Headings
Ayah, Hadiths, Poetry
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