ArabicSYBA CBCS SEM 3 4 1 Syllabus Mumbai University


ArabicSYBA CBCS SEM 3 4 1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes

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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI












Syllabus for the S.Y.B.A.




PROGRAM: B.A.




COURSE: ARABIC
(SEMESTER III & IV)



CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)



WITH EFFECT FROM

THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2018 -2019

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Syllabus in brief:

S.Y.B.A. in Arabic

SEMESTER III
Course Course Nomenclature Theory Hrs per Credit
Name Code Exam week



Course II Language, Literary History, 100 3 3

Comprehension, Grammar & Writing

Skills - I


Course III Language, Literary History, 100 3 3

Comprehension, Grammar & Writing

Skills - I


Total 200 6 6


SEMESTER IV


Course Course Nomenclature Theory Hrs per Credit
Name Code Exam week



Course II Language, Literary History, 100 3 3

Comprehension, Grammar & Writing

Skills – II


Course III Language, Literary History, 100 3 3

Comprehension, Grammar & Writing

Skills - II


Total 200 6 6





Scheme of Examination: 100 Marks = End Semester Examination (3 hrs)

Paper Pattern for Exam: 5 Questions of 20 Marks (each with internal choice)
(Please refer Question Paper pattern attached at the end of syllabus)

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II Course –
& Language, Literary History , Comprehension, Grammar
Writing Skills - I

SEMESTER III






ﻛﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﻭ دﻣﻨﺔ
ﻋﺒﺪ ﷲ ﺑﻦ ا ﻘﻔﻊ
Module 1: Prose (Classical)


Prescribed Book:
Kalilah wa Dimnah

By Abdullah bin al Muqaffah

Published by: Darul Aafaq al Jadeedah, Beirut, Lebanon.

Prescribed Texts:
١. اﻟﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﻭﺷﺮﻳﻜﻪ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٢-١٣)
٢. اﻟﻄﺒﻴﺐ ا ﺎﻫﻞ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٣١٢)

٣. اﻟﻨﺎﺳﻚ ﻭاﻟﻠﺺ ﻭاﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٢٢)

٤. اﻟﻨﺎﺳﻚ ﻭ ﻋﺮﻳﺼﻪ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٢٢)







اﻟﻨﻈﺮاﺕ ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ
ﻟﻄﻔﻰ ا ﻨﻔﻠﻮﻃﻰ





١. اﻟﻜﺄس اﻷﻭ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٥)
٢. ﻣﻨﺎﺟﺎﺓ اﻟﻔﻘ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ١٦)
٣. اﻟﻐ ﻭاﻟﻔﻘ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٤٦) ٤.
أﻳﻬﺎ ا ﺰﻭﻥ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٦)
Module 2: Prose (Modern)


Prescribed Book:
Al-Nazarat

By Mustafa Lutfi al Manfaluti

Published by: Darul Jeel, Beirut, Lebanon.

Prescribed Texts:

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Module 3:
a) History of Arabic Language (Classical)

Prescribed Books:
 Tarikh -al-Adab -al-Arabi by Ahmad Hasan al -Zayyat
Published by Shaikh Ghulam Ali & Sons, Publishers. 
 Arabi Adab ki Tareekh (Vol. 1) by Abdul Haleem Nadvi 
Published by: National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language,
New Delhi. 

(ii) Life and Literary attainments of the following Prose Writers:
 Qus bin Saaida al Ayaadi 

 Aktham bin Saifi 
 Umr bin Madikarib 


Module 3:
b) History of Arabic Language (Modern)
JدKLا ﺓﺪﻋﺎﺳ ﻦﺑ
Mﻗ ﻲﻔﻴﺳ ﻦﺑ ﻢﺜﻛأ
بﺮﻜﻳﺪﻌﻣ ﻦﺑ ﻭﺮﻤﻋ

(i) Life and Literary attainments of the following Prose Writers:
 Mustafa Lutfi al Manfaluti ﻰﻃﻮﻠﻔﻨ ا ﻲﻔﻄﻟ ﻰﻔﻄﺼﻣ


 Aktham bin Saifi ﻩﺪﺒﻋ


 Umr bin Madikarib ﻞﻜﻴﻫ ﺴﺣ



Module 4:
a) Functional Arabic

Prescribed Book:
 Dursooul Lughatil Arabiyyah by V. Abdul Rahim Vol.
03 Published by: Islamic Foundation Trust, Chennai. 

Prescribed Texts:
Chapter No. 1 to 10

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b) Current Arabic Material
i) Modern Terminology
ii) Technical Terms
iii) Scientific Terminology

Prescribed Book / Journal:
Majallah al Raaid (Fortnightly)
Published by Darul Uloom Nadvatul Ulama, Lucknow.

c) Grammar

Prescribed Texts:
ﻲﺿﺎ ا ﻞﻌﻔﻟا :ﻞﻌﻔﻟا
ﻡﺎﺴﻗأ .١ ﻋرﺎﻀ ا ﻞﻌﻔﻟا
.٢ ﺮﻣﻷا ﻞﻌﻓ .٣ ﻲﻬﻨﻟا
ﻞﻌﻓ .٤ ﻝﻮﻌﻔ اﻭ ﻞﻋﺎﻔﻟا


Prescribed Books:
 New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language by J.A. Haywood/ H
M Nuhmad  
ISBN No. 0 -85331 -585-X 
 A Grammar of the Arabic Language by: W. Wright
L.L.D, Published by The University Press, Cambridge.  
 Arabic Made Easy By Abul Hashim  
Published by Taj Publishers, Mohammed Ali Road, Mumbai. 

Module 5:
i. Composition and Reproduction of Text
ii. Essay -writing
iii. Letter -writing

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III Course –
& Language, Literary History , Comprehension, Grammar
Writing Skills - I
SEMESTER III

Module 1: Poetry (Classical)


Prescribed Book:
Tarikh -e-Adab -e-Arabi
Ahmed Hasan al Zayyat
Published by: Shaikh Ghulam Ali & Sons, Publishers.

Prescribed Texts:
١. اﻣﺮؤاﻟﻘﻴM (٤٤٥-١٠٥) ﻭﻗﺪ أﻏﺘﺪJ ﻭاﻟﻄ .........أﻃﺮاﻑ ا ﻄﻮب ﻭﻻ
آﻝ ٢. اﻟﻨﺎﺑﻐﺔ اﻟﺬﺑﻴﺎ (٤٠٦-٥٣٥) أl k أﺑﻴj اﻟﻠﻌﻦ......... أ ﻳﺪ اﻟﻴﻚ iﻮاhع
٣h .ﻫ ﺑﻦ أ ﺳﻠﻤﻰ (٦٠٦-٠٢٥) ﻭﻣﺎا ﺮب اﻻ ﻣﺎ..........ا ﻻ ﺻﻮرﺓ اﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﻭاﻟﺪﻡ

Module 2: Poetry (Modern)


Prescribed Book:
Arabic Poetry: A Primer for Students By A.J. Arbery for Students
Published by: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Prescribed Texts:
١. ﻤﻮد ﺳﺎﻣﻲ اﻟﺒﺎرﻭدJ ( ٤٠٦١-٦٣٢١) أﺳﻠﺔ ﺳﻴﻒ ......... ﺧﺪﻭر اﻟﻌﻮاﺗﻖ
٢. ﺣﺎﻓﻆ إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ (٢٣٦١ -١٢٢١) ﻳﺒﻖ ﺷﻲء ........ ﺧﻞ ﻳﻮاﺳﻴﻨﺎ
٣. أ ﺪ ﺷﻮﻗﻲ ﺑﻚ (٢٣٦١-٢٦٢١) آذار أ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻗﻢ ﺑﻨﺎ....... ﻋﻮاﻃﺮ اﻷرﻭاح

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Module 3 a): History of Arabic Literature: Pagan Period (Classical)

Prescribed Book:
 Tarikh -e-Adab -e-Arabi by Ahmad Hasan al -Zayyat
Published by: Shaikh Ghulam Ali & Sons, Publishers. 
 Arabi Adab ki Tareekh (Vol. 1) by Abdul Haleem Nadvi 
Published by: National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language,
New Delhi. 

Prescribed Texts:
Life and Literary attainments of the following poets of al Mu'allaqat:
Mﻴﻘﻟا ؤﺮﻣا .١
ﺎﻴﺑﺬﻟا ﺔﻐﺑﺎﻨﻟا .٢
ﻰﻤﻠﺳ أ ﻦﺑ ﻫh .٣

Module 3b): Brief History of the poets
i) The Poets of al -Mujahharat
ii) The Poets of al -Muntaqayat
iii) The Sa'aaleek Poets

Module 4: History of Arabic Literature (Modern Period)

Prescribed Book:
1) A Critical Introduction to Modern Arabic Poetry By: M.M.
Badawi Published by: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
2) Modern Arabic Literature By Ismat Mahdi
Published by: R abi Publishers, Shanti Nagar, Hyderabad.

a) Life and Literary attainments of the poets:
ىدﻭرﺎﺒﻟا ﻲﻣﺎﺳ دﻮﻤ
(١ ﻢﻴﻫاﺮﺑإ ﻆﻓﺎﺣ (٢
ﻚﺑ ﻰﻗﻮﺷ ﺪ أ (٣

b) The revival of Arabic Poetry after 1798 with special reference to Neo -
Classicism.

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Module 5)
a) Translation of Unseen Poems. (Modern)

b) Grammar:
Prescribed Texts:
١) اﻟﺘﺸﺒﻴﻪ
٢) اﻻﺳﺘﻌﺎرﺓ
٣) اﻟﻜﻨﺎﻳﺔ
٤) أﺳﻠﻮب ا ﻜﻴﻢ

c) Summarization:
Summary of any ONE poem included in the syllabus

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II Course –
& Language, Literary History , Comprehension, Grammar
II Writing Skills -

SEMESTER IV






ﻛﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﻭ دﻣﻨﺔ
ﻋﺒﺪ ﷲ ﺑﻦ ا ﻘﻔﻊ
Module 1: Prose (Classical)


Prescribed Book:
Kalilah wa Dimnah

By Abdullah bin al Muqaffah

Published by Darul Aafaq al Jadeedah, Beirut, Lebanon.

Prescribed Texts:
١. اﻷﺧﻮﺓ اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٣)
٢. اﻟﻘ ﺓ ﻭاﻟﻔﻴﻞ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٤) ٣.
اﻟﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﻭﺷﺮﻳﻜﻪ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٢٢)
٤. ا ﺮذاﻥ آﻛﻠﺔ ا ﺪﻳﺪ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٤٦١)

Module 2: Prose (Modern)




دﻣﻌﺔ ﻭ اﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ
ﺟ اﻥ ﺧﻠﻴﻞ ﺟ اﻥ





١. دﻣﻌﺔ ﻭاﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ
٣٣) ٢. اﻟﻨﻔM (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ
٥٥)
٣. رؤK (رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ١٦)

٤. ﺑ ا ﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﻭا ﻴﺎﻝ رﻗﻢ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ ٦٦)

Prescribed Book:
Dam’atun wabtisamatun

By Jibran Khalil Jibran

Published by Darul Arab lil Bustani, Cairo.

Prescribed Texts:

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Module 3:
a) History of Arabic Language (Classical)

Prescribed Books:
 Tarikh -al-Adab -al-Arabi by Ahmad Hasan al -Zayyat
Published by Shaikh Ghulam Ali & Sons, Publishers. 
 Arabi Adab ki Tareekh (Vol. 1) by Abdul Haleem Nadvi 
Published by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language,
New Delhi. 

Life and Literary attainments of the following Prose Writers:
i) Zuhair bin Jinab al Kalbi

ii) Zul Asba'a al Adwani


b) History of Arabic Language (Modern)
Life and Literary attainments of the following Prose Writers:
i) Khalil Jibran

ii) Mehmood Taymoor

iii) Taha Hussain


Module 4:
a) Functional Arabic

Prescribed Book:
Dursooul Lughatil Arabiyyah, vol. 4 by V. Abdul Rahim
Published by: Islamic Foundation Trust, Chennai.

Prescribed Texts:
Chapter No. 1 to 10

b) Current Arabic Material
i) Modern Terminology
ii) Technical Terms
iii) Scientific Terminology

Prescribed Book / Journal:
Majallah al Raaid (Fortnightly)
Published by Darul Uloom Nadvatul Ulama, Lucknow.



ﻠﻜﻟا بﺎﻨﺟ ﻦﺑ ﻫh
اﻭﺪﻌﻟا ﻊﺒﺻLا ﻭذ




نﺎ ﺟ ﻞﻴﻠﺧ (١
رﻮﻤﻴﺗ دﻮﻤ (٢
ﺴﺣ ﻪﻃ (٣

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c) Grammar

Prescribed Books:
A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language by: J.A. Haywood/ H M 
Nuhmad
ISBN No. 0 -85331 -585-X
A Grammar of the Arabic Language by: W. Wright L.L.D, 
Published by: The University Press, Cambridge.
Arabic Made Easy By Abul Hashim 
Published by: Taj Publishers, Mohammed Ali Road, Mumbai.

Prescribed Texts:
١. أ ﻗﺴﺎﻡ ا ﻔﻌﻮﻝ
٢. اﻷﻓﻌﺎﻝ اﻟﻨﺎﻗﺼﺔ
٣. ا ﻌﺮب ﻭا ﺒ

٤. ا ﺮﻭﻑ ﻣﺸﺒﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻓﻌﻞ ٥. اﻟﻔﻌﻞ ا
ﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﻭا „ﻬﻮﻝ (ﻣﺎﺿﻲ ﻭ ﻣﻀﺎرع)


Module
5 i. Composition and Reproduction of Text
ii. Essay -writing
iii. Letter -writing

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III Course –
& Language, Literary History , Comprehension, Grammar
II Writing Skills -

SEMESTER IV

Module 1: Poetry (Classic)

Prescribed Book:
1) Tarikh -e-Adab -e-Arabi by Ahmad Hasan al Zayyat
Publishd by: Mirza Ghulam Ali & Sons, Publishers.
2) Arabi Ad ab ki Tareekh by Abdul Haleem Nadvi
Published by: National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, New Delhi.

Prescribed Texts:
١) ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻛﻠﺜﻮﻡ (٤٢٥-٦٢٥) أﻻ ﻫ ﺑﺼﺤﻨﻚ …ﺻﺒﺤﻴﻨﺎ .........ا ﺒﺎﺑﺮ ﺳﺎﺟﺪﻳﻨﺎ
٢) ﻟﺒﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ رﺑﻴﻌﺔ (١٦٥-١٦٦) أﻻ ﺗﺴﺎﻻﻥ ا ﺮء ﻣﺎذا…...........ﻓﻠﺘﺰﻋﻚ اﻟﻌﻮاhﻝ
٣) ﻃﺮﻓﺔ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﺒﺪ (٦٦٥) ﻭإ ﻻﻣﻀﻰ ا ﻢ................. اﻟﺴﻮرﺓ ا ﺘﻮرد

Module 2: Poetry (Modern)

Prescribed Book:
Name of the Book Arabic Poetry: A Primer for Students By A. J. Arbery
Published by: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Prescribed Texts:
١) ﻣﻬﺪJ اﻮاﻫﺮJ (٢٦٦١-٦٦٢١) ذﻣﺔ ﷲ ........... اﻟﻌﻴﺶ أﻭ ا ﻮﺕ iﺘﺤﺪ
٢) ﻣﻌﺮﻭﻑ اﻟﺮﺻﺎ ( ٥٤٦١-٥٢٢١) ﺻﺎح اﻥ ا ﻄﻮب.......... ﻣﻘﻠ ﻳﻘﻈﺎﻥ
٣) ﻴﻞ ﺻﺪﻗﻲ اﻟﺰﻫﺎﻭ)J٦٣٦١-٣٦٢١) ﻗﺪ ﻛﻨj درب ............. ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻟﻠﻐﺮﻳﺐ iﺴﻴﺐ


Module 3 (a): History of Arabic Literature: Islamic Period (Classical)

Prescribed Book:
Tarikh -e-Adab -e -Arabi by Ahmad Hasan al -Zayyat
Published by: Shaikh Ghulam Ali & Sons, Publishers.

Prescribed Texts:
Life and Literary attainments of the following poets of al -Muallaqat:
١) ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻛﻠﺜﻮﻡ ٢) ﻟﺒﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ رﺑﻴﻌﻪ ٣) ﻃﺮﻓﺔ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﺒﺪ

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Module 3 (b): Brief History of the poets:
i) The Mukhazram Poets
ii) The Islamic Poets

Module 4: Life and Literary Attainments of Modern Arabic Poets:
Jﺮﻫاﻮ ا Jﺪﻬﻣ (١
ﺎﺻﺮﻟا ﻓﻭﺮﻌﻣ (٢
Jﻭﺎﻫﺰﻟا ﻲﻗﺪﺻ ﻞﻴ (٣
Prescribed Book:
 A Critical Introduction to Modern Arabic Poetry by: M.M. Badawi
Published by Cambridge Un iversity Press, Cambridge.  
 Modern Arabic Literature By Ismat Mahdi  
Published by Rabi Publishers, Shanti Nagar, Hyderabad. 

b) The revival of Arabic Poetry after 1798 with special reference to the
Salient features of the Neo -Classical Poetry.

Module 5:
a) Translation of Unseen Poems. (Modern)

b) Grammar:

Prescribed Texts:
1) Al Iqtibas سﺎﺒﺘﻗLا
2) Husn -0-taleel ﻞﻴﻠﻌﺘﻟا ﻦﺴﺣ
3) Mura’at -u-Nazeer ﻈﻨﻟا ﺓﺎﻋاﺮﻣ
4) Al Jinas سﺎﻨ ا


c) Summarization:

Summary of any ONE poem included in the syllabus.

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Question Paper Pattern
(SEM -III & IV) Marks: 100, Time: 3Hrs
N.B.: (1) All questions are compulsory.
(2) All questions carry equal marks.
(3) Figures to the right indicate m arks to a sub -question.


Q.1: Attempt any TWO of the following: (On Module I)

(a) ......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(b) ......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(c).................................................................................................................. ............10 marks


Q.2: Attempt any TWO of the following: (On Module 2)

(a) ......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(b) .................................... .........................................................................................10 marks

(c).......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks


Q.3: Attempt any TWO of the following: (On Module 3)

(a) ......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(b) ........................................................... ..................................................................10 marks
(c).......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks


Q.4: Attempt any TWO of the following: ( On Module 4)

(a) ......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(b) ................................................................................................... ..........................10 marks

(c).......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks


Q.5: Short Notes (any TWO)

(a) ................................................ .............................................................................10 marks

(b) ......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(c).......................................................................................................................... ....10 marks

(d) ................................................................................................................. ............10 marks