MPhil ARABIC_1 Syllabus Mumbai University

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AC 24 -06-2016
Item No. 4.4


UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI


DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC

M.Phil Programme in Arbic

AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)


TO BE INTRODUCED FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 – 2017

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U ni ver si t y of M um bai

Syl l abus f or t he M . Phi l Pr ogr am m e i n Ar abi c
w .e.f . 201 6 -2017

G ener al I nf or m at i on
M . P h il is a tw o - year r esear ch or i ent ed pr ogr am m e. I t consi st s of t hr ee
paper s and a di sser t at i on.
Paper s- I and I I ar e com pul sor y paper s. Paper - III h a s t wo opt i ons and any one
opt i on i n t hi s paper m ay be chosen by t he st udent .

Paper- I: R esear ch M et hodol ogy (4 cr edi t s)

Paper – II:Ar abi c St udi es i n I ndi a (4 cr edi t s)
(i ) The Backgr ound: The evol ut i on of m adr asa syst em
(i i ) Pl ace of Ar abi c i n m adr asa cur r i cul um i n I ndi a
( iii) St ages of change i n t he cur r i cul um
(i v)Em phasi s on H adi t h l i t er at ur e and t he r i se of new m adr asas
Paper – III:
(i ) Ar abi c l i t er at ur e: em er gence and devel opm ent - a sur vey (4 cr edi t s)
OR
(i i ) A r abi c l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm (4 cr edi t s)

Al l t he t hr ee paper s w i l l be t aught f or t w o sem est er s. Each paper w i l l be
eval uat ed i n t he f ol l ow i ng m anner :
A] H om e Assi gnm ent / Pr oj ect / Sem i nar - 25 m ar ks
B] Fi nal exam i nat i on at t he end of t he f i r st t w o sem est er s - 75 m ar ks

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The passi ng m ar ks f or each paper w oul d be 40/ . O nl y af t er pass i ng t he
exam i nat i ons i n al l t he t hr ee t heor et i cal paper s, t he candi dat e w i l l be
al l ow ed t o w r i t e t he di sser t at i on. The di sser t at i on shoul d be of at l east 25,000 w or ds and shoul d be subm i t t ed f ol l ow i ng t he r ul es of U ni ver si t y of M um bai . The st udent w oul d get t w o sem est er s t o w r i t e t he di sserta tio n . It shoul d be subm i t t ed bef or e t he end of Sem est er I V. The di sser t at i on w oul d be eval uat ed out of 200 m ar ks (150 m ar ks f or t he w r i t t en di sser t at i on and 50 m ar ks f or vi va -voce). The di sser t at i on w i l l be gr aded as per t he exi st i ng
gui del i nes of t he U ni ver si t y of M um bai .

Adm i ssi on and El i gi bi l i t y

The candi dat es f or t he M . Phi l . degr ee pr ogr am m e m ust have passed t he M ast er ’ s
D egr ee exam i nat i on i n Ar abi c or i n any ot her r el at ed di sci pl i ne f r om t he
U ni ver si t y of M um bai or any ot her U ni ver si t y r ecogni zed by t he U ni ver si t y of Mu mbai w i t h a m i ni m um of f i f t y f i ve per cent m ar ks and i t i s f i f t y per cent i n
case of t he candi dat es f r om r eser ved cat egor y. TheD epar t m ent w i l l conduct an Ent r ance Test f or t he appl i cant s f or t he M . Phi l . pr ogr am m e w hi ch w oul d be
f ol l ow ed by an i nt er vi ew by t he r esear ch super vi sor s of t he D epar t m ent . At t he
t i m e of t he i nt er vi ew t he candi dat es ar e expect ed t o di scuss t hei r r esear ch i nt er est / ar ea. D ur i ng t he cur r ent academ i c year t he D epar t m ent can adm it onl y
as m any st udent s as ar e al l ow ed per t he r ul es of t he U ni ver si t y.
The al l ocat i on of t he super vi sor f or a sel ect ed st udent shal l be deci ded by t he D epar t m ent i n a f or m al m anner dependi ng on t he num ber of st udent per
f acul t y m em ber , t he avai l abl e speci al i zat i on am ong t he f acul t y super vi sor s, and t he r esear ch i nt er est of t he st udent as i ndi cat ed by t he st udent dur i ng
t he i nt er vi ew .

Syl l abus f or t he M . Phi l Pr ogr am m e i n Ar abi c

Paper-I: R esear ch M et hodol ogy

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Thi s cour se deal s w i t h t heor et i cal , et hi cal and m et hodol ogi cal i ssues t hat ar e
cent r al t o r esear ch on l anguage r el at ed i ssues and l anguage t eachi ng. I t has been desi gned t o hel p t he st udent t odevel op an abi l i t y t o obt ai n, or gani ze, and anal yze l anguage r el at ed dat a. Em pi r i cal m et hods ar eexpl or ed w i t h som e
at t ent i on gi ven t o dat a-dr i ven quant i t at i ve m et hods em pl oyed i n nat ur al l anguageanal ysi s. The cour se i ncl udes l anguage dat a col l ect i on, l anguage cor por a, and t ext cl assi f i cat i on,i nf or m at i on ext r act i on, t aggi ng, and
sum m ar i zat i on. The m ai n t opi cs t o be cover ed ar e as under :
1- R esear ch: Ai m s, I m por t ance, N at ur e, and Scope
2- Var i ous M et hods of R esear ch
3- C har act er i st i cs of Li t er ar y R esear ch (di st i ngui shi ng i t f r om t he
r esear ch i n soci al and physi cal sci ence)
4- Sel ect i on of Topi c
5- I m por t ance of pl anni ng and f i xat i on of t he t opi c i n r esear ch
6- C ol l ect i on of sour ces, f act s, dat a and t hei r cl assi f i cat i on and anal ysi s
7- R ol e of t r ut h, anal ogy & r easoni ng i n r esear ch
8- U se of l i br ar y and bi bl i ogr aphy
9- M oder n t ool s of r esear ch (Phot ost at , M ic ro film in g , Xer oxi ng Et c.)
10- Li t er ar y R esear ch and Li t er ar y Eval uat i on
11- M ai n pr obl em s of r esear ch per t ai ni ng t o t he f ol l ow i ng f i el ds w i t h
r ef er ence t o Ar abi c
a. Bi ogr aphi cal r esear ch
b. R esear ch r el at i on t o l i t er ar y hi st or y
c. R esear ch i n f ol k l i t er at ur e
d. R esear ch r el at i ng t o Li ngust i c st r uct ur e and st yl e
e. R esear ch r el at i ng t o l i t er ar y f or m s i n pr ose and poet r y
f. R esear ch r el at i ng t o com par at i ve st udi es
12- Techni ques of w r i t i ng a t hesi s
13- H i st or y of l i t er ar y r esear ch i n Ar abi c
14- Pr esent posi t i on of r esear ch i n Ar abi c
15- Text ual cr i t i ci sm

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R ecom m ended R eadi ngs
1- Kai f aTakt ubuBaht hanJam i yi yan; D r . Abdul Azi z Shar af and D r . M oham m ad
Abdul M uni m al -khaf aj i .
2- M anhaj ul Baht hi l Adabi ; D r . Al i Jaw w ad T ahi r
3- Kai f aTakt uboTaht han A w R i sal at an; D r . Ahm ad S hi l bi
4- Q aw ai duTahqi qi l M akht oot at ; Dr . S al ahuddi n al -m unaj j i d
5- Al Baht hul Adab; D r . Shaw qi D ai f
6- H ow t o W r i t e Assi gnm ent s, R esr ach P aper s , D i sser t at i on and Thesi s;
V .H . B edi kar
7- Li t er ar y Thesi s; B at eson.
8- The M oder n R esear ch; P. H enr y.
9- For m and St yl e i n Thesi s W r i t i ng; G . W illia m .
10- The R esear ch Paper ; H ook and M ar y.
11- A M anual f or W r i t i ng of Ter m Paper s, Theses and D i sser t at i ons; L. Tar abi a K at e.
12- A R esear ch M anual f or C ol l ege St udi es and Paper s; W i l l i am and H .
St evense
13- U ni ver si t y H andbook f or t he R esear ch and R epor t R r i t i ng; El i ot and
Cor dase.
14- Thesi s and Assi gnm ent W r i t i ng; Jonat han Ander son, Ber r y H . D ur st on and
M illic e n t P ool e.
15- R esear ch M et hodol ogy: M et hods and Techni ques; C .R . Kot har i

Paper-II:Ar abi c St udi es i n I ndi a
Thi s cour se deal s w i t h Ar abi c st udi es i n I ndi a f r om di f f er ent angl es. I t
st ar t s w i t h a st udy of t he evol ut i on of M adr asa syst em i n I ndi a. I t dw el l s on t he pl ace of Ar abi c i n M adr asa cur r i cul um com pr ehendi ng t he st ages of change i n t he cur r i cul um . The M adr asas w i t h speci al f ocus on H adi t h l i t er at ur e and

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t hei r cont r i but i on t o Ar abi c w i l l al so be expl or ed deepl y. The m ai n t opi cs t o
be cover ed ar e as under :
1- The Backgr ound: The evol ut i on of m adr asa syst em
2- Pl ace of Ar abi c i n m adr asa cur r i cul um i n I ndi a
3- St ages of change i n t he cur r i cul um
4- Em phasi s on H adi t h l i t er at ur e and t he r i se of new m adr asas


R ecom m ended R eadi ngs
1- N uzhat ul Khaw at i r ; A bdul H ay
2- Al Thaquaf a al -i sl am i yyahFi l H i nd; Abdul H ay
3- Ar ab-o-hi nd KaTa’ al l uquat ; Syed Sul ai m anN advi
4- Tar i khe H i nd Per N ai Roshi ni ; Pr of . K.A. F ar i q
5- M ar aki zul M usl i m eenFi l H i nd; P rof . A .H . N adavi
6- H adar at ul H i nd W al Si nd; by: D r . Z af ar
7- R ej al ul H i nd W al S ind; Q azi At har M ubar akpur i
8- C ont r i but i on of I ndi a t o Ar abi c Li t er at ur e; D r . Zubed A hm ad
9- I ndi a H er i t age; H um aunK abi r
10- Ar abi c Adab M en Q adeem H i ndust a; Pr of . K. A. F ar i q
11- I ndo-Ar ab R el at i ons; Pr of . M aqbool A hm ad
12- Syst em of Educat i on I n M edi eval I ndi a: 1526 -1761; Ashf aque A hm ad,( Ne w
Del hi , 1987)
13- C ent r es of I sl am i c Lear i ng i n I ndi a; Z.M . D esai , (N ew D el hi , 1 978).
14- M adr asa Educat i on i n I ndi a; Kul deep Kaur (C handi gar h, 1990)
15- Pr om ot i on of Lear ni g i n I ndi a D ur i ng M uham m adan R ul e (by
Muham m adans ); (London: Logm as, G r een and C o., 1916)
16- Is la m ic R e v iv a l in B ritis h I ndi a: D eoband 1860 -1900; Bar bar a D al y
M et cal f , (Pr i ncet on U ni ver si t y P r ess, 1 982)

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17- H i st or y of M adr asa Educat i on, W i t h Speci al R ef er ence t o C al cut t a
Madr asa and W est Bengal M adr asa Educat i on B oar d; M aj i bur R ahm an, (
C al cut t a, 1978)
18- * Sul t ans as Pat r os of Educat i on, Ar t and C ul t ur e* i n R oyal t y i n M edi eval I ndi a 127137; Khal i q Ahm ad N i zam i , (N ew D el hi , 1997)
19- The ‘ ul am a of Far angi M ahal and I sl am i c C ul t ur e i n Sout h Asi a; Fr aci s
R obi nson, (D el hi Per m anent B l ack, 2001 )
20- H i ndust an Ki Q adi m I sl am i D ar sagahen; Abul H asanat N advi , (Azam gar h:
Dar ul-m usanni f i n, 1971)
21- M aqal at ; Shi bl i N um ai , (Azam gar h; D ar ul M usanni f i n, 1952)
22- Al-m i nhaj ; Bei ng t he Evol ut i on of C ur r i cul um i n M usl i m Educat i onal
I nst i t ut i ons i n I ndi a; G .M .D . Suf i , (D el hi , 1 944)
23- M usl i m s i n Secul ar I ndi a; M usheeru lHaq
24- Subhat Al M ar j an
25- Tohf at al M uj ahi deen: Zai n al A bedeen

Paper – III
(i ) Ar abi c Li t er at ur e: Em er gence and D evel opm ent - a Sur vey
Thi s cour se deal s w i t h a br i ef but com pr ehensi ve sur vey of Ar abi c l i t er at ur e
f r om i t s know n hi st or y t i l l cont em por ar y per i od. I t i s an academ i c j our ney
t hat st ar t s w i t h pr e-I sl am i c per i od and cul m i nat es w i t h M oder n per i od
com pr ehendi ng appr eci abl e devel opm ent s i n al l t he genr es of Ar abi c l i t er at ur e.
The m ai n t opi cs t o be cover ed ar e as under :
1- Ar abi c l i t er at ur e i n Pr e-I sl am i c per i od
2- Ar abi c l i t er at ur e i n I sl am i c Per i od
3- Ar abi c l i t er at ur e i n Abbasi d Per i od
4- Ar abi c l i t er at ur e i n Post -Abbasi d Per i od
5- Ar abi c l i t er at ur e i n M oder n Per i od
R ecom m ended R eadi ngs
1- Tat r i khAdaabi l Lughat i l Ar abi yyah; Jur j i Zai dan

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2- Al-adabul Ar abi al M u-asi r ; D r . Shaw qi D ai f
3- Tar i khul Adabi l Ar abi ; C ar l Br ockl em ann
4- Fi l Adabi l H adi t h; U m ar al-dassooqui
5- Tataw w ur al R i w ayah al Ar abi yyah; Abdul M uhsi nTahaB adr
6- D i r asaat f i al Shi ’ r i l Aar abi al M u’ asi r ; Dr . Sh a wq i Dai f
7- Al Adabul Q uasasi w a al M asr ahi f i l M i sr ; Ahm ed H asanH ei kal
8- A’ al aam unAt hr i w al S h i’ ri fi a l ‘ asar i l al H adi t h; M d. Yusuf K okan
9- Tat aw w ur al Adabi l H adi t h f i M i sr a; D r . Ahm ad H ai kal
10- A Li t er ar y H i st or y of t he Ar abs; R . A . N i chol son
11- Al Adab al Jahi l i ; Taha H usai n



( ii) Ar abi c Li t er ar y C r i t i ci sm
Thi s cour se deal s w i t h Ar abi c l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm . I t w i l l gi ve an
under st andi ng of l i t er ar y c r i t i ci sm t o st udent s. T he cour se w i l l al so
di scuss t he hi st or y of Ar abi c l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm r i ght f r om t he pr e-I sl am i c per i od till th e M oder n per i od. The t echni ques and ot her aspect s of l i t er ar y
cr i t i ci sm w i l l be dw el t on. The em i nent cont r i but or s t o t he f i el d of Ar abi c
l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm and t he eval uat i on of t hei r cont r i but i on w i l l be
under t aken i n det ai l . The m ai n t opi cs t o be cover ed ar e as under :
1- An i nt r oduct i on t o l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm
2- Techni ques of l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm
3- H i st or y of A r abi c l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm
4- M ai n cont r i but or s t o A ra b ic lite ra ry c ritic is m
5- M ai n t hem es and school s i n Ar abi c l i t er ar y cr i t i ci sm
R ecom m ended R eadi ngs

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1- Al-usus al Jam al i yyah f i n N aqdi l Ar abi ; D r.I zzuddi I s ma i l
2- U sool unN aqedi l Adabi ; A hm ed al-sai b
3- Tar i khunN aqdi ‘ i ndal Ar ab; Taha A hm ad I br ahi m
4- Al-t af si r unN af a’ Li l Adab; D r . I zzuddi n I s ma i l
5- Al N aqdul Adabi ; D r . I zzuddi nI s ma l
6- Al D i w an; Abbas M ahm ood al Aqqadd and al M i zan
7- Al-ghi r bal ; M i khai l N uaym ah
8- Al naqdu W an N uqqaad; D r . M oham m ad M andoor
9- Al M adkhal f i n N aqdi l Adabi ; D r . M oham m ad G hum ai m i H ila l
10- Al N aqdul M anhaj i ‘ i dal Ar ab; D r . M oham m ad M andoor
11- Fi l Adabi W an N aqdi ; D r . M oham m ad M andoor