Islamic History and Civilisation

Islamic History and Civilisation

Fall 2016

Group Assignment

Locate and review at least two scholarly resources (books or journal articles) physically available to you in order to carry out the following:

1. Explain the contributions made by Muslims to the world civilisation, especially in reference to one or more historical periods from the Umayyad to the Ottomans.

2. In the light of good historical understanding of the Mu’tazilah, how do you see the influence of their thought on the modern Muslim scholarship?

Description:

First step: review the selected books/articles etc.

Second step: Find some complementary resources online, such as scholarly articles, authentic blogs etc. You may use www.scholar.google.com , for example. This is to enhance your understanding of the issue.

Third step: Address the questions given above either by formulating separate answers to each question or by composing an essay of no more than two pages .

Finally: Mention in brief whether your answers were mainly your own analysis or you totally relied on some particular resources.

Rubric:

Format: 1 point

Clearly typed answers/essay not less than 1 and not exceeding 2 A4 size pages with 12 font size and 1.5 spacing

Understanding the book/article: 1 point

Writing shows clear understanding

Presentation of ideas: 2 points

Writing states major theme(s) of the book/article and explains it with consistency by presenting examples and evidences

Language: 1 point

Less than 3 errors in either or both, the spellings and the grammar