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Cover: Subject overviewStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: PAPER: ARABIC (100 MARKS) A. Pre-Islamic period)اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ 1. Influence of poets and poetry in Jahiliia period. (أﺛﺮ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ و اﻟﺸﻌﺮآء ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ) 2. Literary markets in pre-Islamic ArabsespeciallyUkkaz (أﺳﻮاق اﻷدب ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺳﻮق ﻋﻜﺎظ) 3. Purposes and features of pre- Islamic poetry special reference to Mu’allaqat. )أﻏﺮاض اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ و ﻣﺰاﯾﺎه ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻘﺎت B. Dawn of Islam)ﻋﺼﺮ ﺻﺪر اﻹﺳﻼم 1. Eloquence and Rhetoric of Holy Quran with examples from Quranic verses. )ﻓﺼﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻘﺮآن و ﺑﻼﻏﺘﮫ ﻣﻊ اﻷﻣﺜﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺮآن اﻟﻜﺮﯾﻢ 2. Impact of Quran and Hadith on the subsequent literature. )أﺛﺮ اﻟﻘﺮآن و اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺚ ﻓﻲ اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ 3. Poetry at the Dawn of Islam)اﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺼﺮ ﺻﺪر اﻹﺳﻼم

Cover: Umayyad Period (اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻷﻣﻮي)Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: 1. Art of Flyting (ﻓﻦ اﻟﻨﻘﺎﺋﺾ) 2. Erotic and platonic ghazal (اﻟﻐﺰل اﻟﺼﺮﯾﺢ واﻟﻐﺰل اﻟﻌﺬري)

Cover: Abbasid and Spanish Period (اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﻌﺒﺎس واﻷﻧﺪﻟﺴﻲ)Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: 1. Purposes and features of Abbasid poetry with special emphasis on the poetry of Mutanabbi, Abu Tammam, Abu Nuwas, AbulAtahia )أﻏﺮاض اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺳﻲ و ﻣﯿﺰاﺗﮫ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻌﺮ اﻟﻤﺘﻨﺒﻲ و أﺑﻲ ﺗﻤﺎم و أﺑﻲ ﻧﻮاس وأﺑﻲ اﻟﻌﺘﺎھﯿﺔ 2. Prose and its different styles with special emphasis on style of IbnulAmeed, IbnulMuqaffa, Al-Jahiz and Al-Qazi al Fazil. )اﻟﻨﺜﺮ و أﺳﺎﻟﯿﺒﮫ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ أﺳﻠﻮب اﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﯿﺪ و اﺑﻦ اﻟﻤﻘﻔﻊ واﻟﺠﺎﺣﻆ و اﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ اﻟﻔﺎﺿﻞ 3. Spanish poetry, with special reference to poetry of Ibn e Zaidoon )اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻷﻧﺪﻟﺴﻲ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺷﻌﺮ اﺑﻦ زﯾﺪون E. Contemporary Arabic literature (اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻﺮ) 1. Development of Drama with special focus on services of Toufeeq al Hakeem 2. (ﺗﻄﻮر اﻟﻤﺴﺮﺣﯿﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ أﻋﻤﺎل ﺗﻮﻓﯿﻖ اﻟﺤﻜﯿﻢ) 3. Development of Novel with special reference to the novels of Taha Husain and Na

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Paper 1 · 100 marks

Subject overview

PAPER: ARABIC (100 MARKS) A. Pre-Islamic period)اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ 1. Influence of poets and poetry in Jahiliia period. (أﺛﺮ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ و اﻟﺸﻌﺮآء ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ) 2. Literary markets in pre-Islamic ArabsespeciallyUkkaz (أﺳﻮاق اﻷدب ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺳﻮق ﻋﻜﺎظ) 3. Purposes and features of pre- Islamic poetry special reference to Mu’allaqat. )أﻏﺮاض اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ و ﻣﺰاﯾﺎه ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻘﺎت B. Dawn of Islam)ﻋﺼﺮ ﺻﺪر اﻹﺳﻼم 1. Eloquence and Rhetoric of Holy Quran with examples from Quranic verses. )ﻓﺼﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻘﺮآن و ﺑﻼﻏﺘﮫ ﻣﻊ اﻷﻣﺜﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺮآن اﻟﻜﺮﯾﻢ 2. Impact of Quran and Hadith on the subsequent literature. )أﺛﺮ اﻟﻘﺮآن و اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺚ ﻓﻲ اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ 3. Poetry at the Dawn of Islam)اﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺼﺮ ﺻﺪر اﻹﺳﻼم

Umayyad Period (اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻷﻣﻮي)

1. Art of Flyting (ﻓﻦ اﻟﻨﻘﺎﺋﺾ) 2. Erotic and platonic ghazal (اﻟﻐﺰل اﻟﺼﺮﯾﺢ واﻟﻐﺰل اﻟﻌﺬري)

Abbasid and Spanish Period (اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﻌﺒﺎس واﻷﻧﺪﻟﺴﻲ)

1. Purposes and features of Abbasid poetry with special emphasis on the poetry of Mutanabbi, Abu Tammam, Abu Nuwas, AbulAtahia )أﻏﺮاض اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺳﻲ و ﻣﯿﺰاﺗﮫ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻌﺮ اﻟﻤﺘﻨﺒﻲ و أﺑﻲ ﺗﻤﺎم و أﺑﻲ ﻧﻮاس وأﺑﻲ اﻟﻌﺘﺎھﯿﺔ 2. Prose and its different styles with special emphasis on style of IbnulAmeed, IbnulMuqaffa, Al-Jahiz and Al-Qazi al Fazil. )اﻟﻨﺜﺮ و أﺳﺎﻟﯿﺒﮫ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ أﺳﻠﻮب اﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﯿﺪ و اﺑﻦ اﻟﻤﻘﻔﻊ واﻟﺠﺎﺣﻆ و اﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ اﻟﻔﺎﺿﻞ 3. Spanish poetry, with special reference to poetry of Ibn e Zaidoon )اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻷﻧﺪﻟﺴﻲ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺷﻌﺮ اﺑﻦ زﯾﺪون E. Contemporary Arabic literature (اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻﺮ) 1. Development of Drama with special focus on services of Toufeeq al Hakeem 2. (ﺗﻄﻮر اﻟﻤﺴﺮﺣﯿﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ أﻋﻤﺎل ﺗﻮﻓﯿﻖ اﻟﺤﻜﯿﻢ) 3. Development of Novel with special reference to the novels of Taha Husain and NageebMahfooz (ﺗﻄﻮر اﻟﺮواﯾﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ رواﯾﺎت ﻃﮫ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ و ﻧﺠﯿﺐ ﻣﺤﻔﻮظ) 4. Development of short story with special focus on short stories of MahmoodTaimoor (ﺗﻄﻮر اﻟﻘﺼﺔ اﻟﻘﺼﯿﺮة ﻣﻊ ﻧﻤﻮذج ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺼﺺ اﻟﻘﺼﯿﺮة ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﺤﻤﻮد ﺗﯿﻤﻮر) 5. Poetry with special focus on poetry of Ahmad Shouqi and Hafiz Ibraheem )ﺧﺼﺎﺋﺺ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻌﺮ أﺣﻤﺪ ﺷﻮﻗﻲ و ﺣﺎﻓﻆ إﺑﺮاھﯿﻢ F. Common Topics of different periods 1. Criticism from pre-Islamic era to the 4th Islamic Century )اﻟﻨﻘﺪ ﻓﻲ اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ: ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻘﺮن اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ اﻟﮭﺠﺮي 2. Art of Oratory from pre-Islamic era to Umayyad period (اﻟﺨﻄﺎﺑﺔ: ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺠﺎھﻠﻲ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻷﻣﻮي) 3. Development of Arabic literature in the Sub-Continent: (Ghulam Ali Azad in poetry and Shah WaliUllah in prose) )ﺗﻄﻮر اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺷﺒﮫ اﻟﻘﺎرة اﻟﮭﻨﺪﯾﺔ: ﻏﻼم ﻋﻠﻲ آزاد ﻓﻲ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ و ﺷﺎه وﻟﻲ اﷲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨﺜﺮ( G. Poetry for Arabic paper 1. Verses from ode of ImraulQais (1-10) (ﺳﯿﻤﺎﯾﻮﻣﺒﺪارةﺟﻠﺠﻞوﻻ: إﻟﻰ...ﻗﻔﺎﻧﺒﻜﻤﻨﺬﻛﺮىﺤﺒﯿﺒﻮﻣﻨﺰل:) ﻣﻦ 2. Verses fromQaseedah of Zuhair bin AbiSulma (50-62). (ﻓﻠﻢ ﯾﺒﻖ إﻻ ﺻﻮرة اﻟﻠﺤﻢ واﻟﺪمﻣﻦ: )وﻣﻦ ﻻ ﯾﺼﺎﻧﻊ ﻓﻲ أﻣﻮر ﻛﺜﯿﺮة...إﻟﻰ 3. Verses from poetry of Hassan bin Thabit (14-28) ﻣﻦ: )ﻓﺈﻣﺎﺗﻌﺮﺿﻮاﻋﻨﺎاﻋﺘﻤﺮﻧﺎ...إﻟﻰ: ﻟﻌﺮﺿﻤﺤﻤﺪﻣﻨﻜﻤﻮﻗﺂء 4. Verses from poetry of Ka’b bin Zuhair (33-40) أَرىﻮَأَﺳﻤَﻌُﻤﺎﻟَﻮﯾَﺴﻤَﻌُﺎﻟﻔﯿﻞُوَﻗَﻮﻟُﮫ... إﻟﻰ:ﯾَﺴﻌىﺎﻟﻮُﺷﺎةُﺑِﺠَﻨﺒَﯿﮭﺎ: ﻣﻦ ( 5. Verses from poetry of Hafiz Ibrahim (1-10) (ﻓَﯿﺎﻟَﯿﺘَﻜُﻤﺘَﺄﺗﻮﻧَﺒِﺎﻟﻜَﻠِﻤﺎتِ...إﻟﻰ: رَﺟَﻌﺘُﻠِﻨَﻔﺴﯿﻔَﺎِﺗﱠﮭَﻤﺘُﺤَﺼﺎﺗﻲﻣﻦ 6. Verses from ode of Ahmad Shouqi(1-10) ﺤَﻮّاء(دوﻧَﺎﻷَﻧﺎﻣِﻮَأَﺣﺮَزَﺗ...إﻟﻰ:وُﻟِﺪَاﻟﮭُﺪىﻔَﺎﻟﻜﺎﺋِﻨﺎﺗُﻀِﯿﺎءُﻣﻦ 7. Verses from Qaseedah of Imam Al Booseri (15-24) ﻢ(ﻓﺄَﻧْﺘَﺘَﻌْﺮِﻓُﻜَﯿْﺪَاﻟﺨَﺼْﻤِﻮاﻟﺤَﻜَ...إﻟﻰ: ﻣَﻨْﻠِﯿﺒِﺮَدﱢﺟِﻤﺎﺣٍﻤِﻨْﻐَﻮاﯾَﺘِﮭﺎﻣﻦ H. Arabic Grammar(ﻗﻮاﻋﺪ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ) 1. Syntax (اﻟﻨﺤﻮ): Kinds of Sentence (Nominal and Verbal), kinds of Noun (“Proper and Common”, “Masculine and Feminine”, “Singular, Dual and Plural”, “Mu’rab and Mabni”), Case-Ending. أﻗﺴﺎم اﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ: اﻟﻔﻌﻠﯿﺔ و اﻹﺳﻤﯿﺔ--و اﻟﻤﺬﻛﺮ"أﻗﺴﺎم اﻹﺳﻢ: "اﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ و اﻟﻨﻜﺮة", "اﻟﻤﺆﻧﺚ "اﻟﻤﻔﺮد واﻟﺘﺜﻨﯿﺔ و اﻟﺠﻤﻊ", "اﻟﻤﻌﺮب واﻟﻤﺒﻨﻲ —اﻹﻋﺮاب( 2. Morphology )اﻟﺼﺮفEtymology (roots), Mujarrad, Mazeed-feeh, Transitive and Intransitiveverb, Active and passive voice. اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﺒﻨﻲ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮم و اﻟﻤﺒﻨﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﮭﻮل—اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻼزم و اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺪي -- اﻟﻤﺠﺮد واﻟﻤﺰﯾﺪ ﻓﯿﮫ--)اﻹﺷﺘﻘﺎق

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