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Faculty of Languages,Islamic & Oriental Learning

Introduction The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is one of the oldest departments of GCU. Dr. G.W. Leitner, an Orientalist, Professor of Arabic and the first Principal of Government College, Lahore founded the department in 1864. In 2005, a 4- Years Degree Programme was introduced as a Major Subject. The Department acquired the Postgraduate status after launching MPhil in Islamic Studies in 2010. PhD Programme in Islamic Studies has been started in 2013. A 2 Years Programme in Islamic Studies is being Lauched in 2015Eminent Scholars like Prof. Noor Bakhsh, Dr. Pir Muhammad Hassan, Prof Sheikh InayatUllah, Prof. Abdul Qayyum, Dr. A.S. Agha, Dr. Zia-ul- Haq Sufi, Dr. S.M. Zaman, Dr. Baha-ul-HaqRana,

Prof. Rafi UllahShihab, Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad Saeed, Dr. Khurshid-ul-Hassan Rizvi and Prof. Khan Muhammad Chawala have given their best to the department. The Department aims at realizing the long cherished dream of striking a balance between the pristine values of Islam as outlined in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah, and the practical challenges of modern times. We try to cultivate a spirit of dispassionate research bringing about chisled minds firm in belief but endowed with tolerance without, of course, being apologetic. The highly qualified academicians have been engaged to focus on achieving excellence in education and research and contributing to the intellectual, cultural and social development of the institution.

GCU Prospectus 2015180 Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

GCU Prospectus 2015 181Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Academic Programmes The department offers following programmes:l BA (Hons)l MAl MPhill PhDResearch Groups/Research StrengthsThe various disciplines of Islamic Studies have been divided into five main research groups. The research scholars may join any one according to their interest. These groups are:l Uloom ul Qur'an wa Tafseerl Hadith and Seerahl Fiqh wa Uloom-ul-Fiqhl Muslim thoughts and civilizationl Arabic Language and LiteratureFacilitiesThere is a rich collection of the old and latest books on all topics of Islamic Studies in Arabic, Urdu and English which are available in Central Library.Special Featuresl The Department publishes “Journal of Islamic

Research” in which research papers on all disciplines of Islamic Studies are published.

l The two active societies of the Department “Majlis-e-Uloom-e-Islamiyah” and “Arabic Society” are providing creative and literary

pursuits to the students. l The seminars and conferences are organized

regularly in which national and international scholars deliver lectures.

l The department also offers a Certificate course in Arabic Language.

l The Department has pride in introducing the subject of Ethics for Non-Muslims students.

l The Department has acquired the services of a Distinguished Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Career Scope/OpportunitiesStudents of BA (Hons) and MPhil in Islamic Studies get vast career scope by rendering their services to Teaching, Auqaf and Religious Affairs, Council of Islamic Ideology, Zakat and Usher, Electronic and Print Media,Islamic Banking various departments of public and private sectors.

BA (Hons) Islamic StudiesYear-1

ISL-1101

Course Code

Course Title

Study of Quran – I

Credit Hours

3

Semester-I

ISL-1201 Study of Quran – II 3

Semester-IICourse Code

Course Title Credit Hours

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Year-2

ISL-2102 History & Compilation of

Hadith

3

Semester-III (The student will study only one course)

ISL-2201

ISL-2202

History of Fiqh

History of Islamic Civilization

3

3

Semester-IV

Course Code


Course Code


Year-3

ISL-3101

ISL-3102

ISL-3103

ISL-3104

ISL-3105

Course Code

Course Title

Textual Study of Al-Qur'an

Textual Study of Al-Hadith

Study of Arabic Language

History of Tafseer

Comparative Study of

Religions

Credit Hours

3

3

3

3

3

Semester-V

ISL-3201

ISL-3202

ISL-3203

ISL-3204

ISL-3205

Study of Searah

Arabic Language and

Literature

Uloom-ul-Qur'an

Tasawwuf

Fiqh-ul-Qur'an

3

3

3

3

3

Semester-VICourse Code


Elective Subjects

ISL-4203

ISL-4204

ISL-4205

Islamic Ethics

Islam and Science

Study of Philosophy and

Ilm al-Kalam

3

3

3

Semester-VII

Course Code


Year-4

ISL-4101

ISL-4102

ISL-4299

Maqasid Sharia

Usool-ul-Fiqh

Elective-I

Elective-II

Research Project

3

3

3

3

3

Semester-VII

Course Code


ISL-4201

ISL-4202

ISL-4299

Uloom-ul-Hadith

Text of Fiqh

Elective-III

Elective-IV

Research / Project

3

3

3

3

3

Semester-VIII

Course Code


ISL-4206

ISL-4207

ISL-4208

ISL-4209

Islamic Economic Thought

Islamic Social Thoughts and

Movements

Islam and Modern Political

Thoughts and Movements

Contemporary Muslim World

Resources and Challenges

3

3

3

3

Semester-VIII

Course Code


Islamic Studies as Allied SubjectYear-1

ISL-1101 Study of Quran-I 3

Semester-I

ISL-1201 Study of Quran-II 3

Semester-II

Course Code


Course Code


Year-2

ISL-7499

Course Code Course Title

Thesis

Credit Hours

12

Semester-III&IV

MPhil Islamic Studies

ISL-7101

ISL-7102

ISL-7103

ISL-7104


Uloom-ul-Quran

Uloom-ul-Hadith

Research Methodology

Critical Study of Selected

English Text

Credit Hours

3

3

3

3

Semester-I

ISL-7201

ISL-7202

ISL-7203

ISL-7204


Uloom-ul Fiqh

Arabic Language & Literature

Study of Seerah

Islam and Orientalism

Credit Hours

3

3

3

3

Semester-II

Year-1

Arabic as Allied SubjectYear-1

ARA-1101 Elementary Grammar &

Modern Prose

3

Semester-I

ARA-1201 Classical Poetry &

Modern Prose

3

Semester-II

Course Code


Course Code


Year-2

ISL-2102 History & Compilation

of Hadith

3


ISL-2201 History of Fiqh 3

Semester-IV

Course Code


Course Code


Year-2

ARA-2101


Pre-Islamic Poetry & Modern

Prose

Credit Hours

3


ARA-2201


Mia'tu Aa'mil & Modern Prose

Credit Hours

3

Semester-IV

Faculty of Islamic Studies

ChairpersonProf. Dr. Sultan Shah

Assistant ProfessorDr. Naila SafdarDr. Hafiz Muhammad NaeemDr. Muhammad Farooq HaiderUzma SaffatDr. Muhammad Naeem Anwar

LecturerDr. Muhammad Abid Nadeem

Distinguished ProfessorProf. Dr. Khursheed Ul Hasan Rizvi

Visiting/Adjunct FacultyMuhammad Qasim Butt

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Faculty of Arabic

Assistant Professor Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Dr. Muhammad Sarfraz Khalid

LecturerHafiz Khurshid Ahmad Qadri

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