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Modern Islamic Reform Movements Question Paper

Modern Islamic Reform Movements

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Religious Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
ARE 416:
MODERN ISLAMIC REFORM MOVEMENTS

DATE: Tuesday, 22nd December, 2009

TIME: 11.00 a.m. ? 1.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS: Answer THREE questions, at least ONE from each Section.
SECTION I
1.
Examine the growth and development of the Wahhabi movement from 1792-1866 AD.
2.
a)
Evaluate the role of Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdallah in the Mahdist Revolution in Sudan
b)
What were the features of the Mahdist state in the Sudan?
3.
a)
Discuss the Ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood
b)
Analyse the later development of the Muslim Brotherhood during the time of Seyyid Uutb (1906-1966)

SECTION II
4.
a)
What were the policies of the Pahlavi Dynasty (1925-1941)?
b)
Comment on the major events that culminated in the Revolution in Iran
5.
Explain the role of the Mujahideen in the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
6.
Discuss any one of the following personalities:
a)
Maulana Maududi
b)
Sardar Dawud Khan
c)
Muhammad Reza Shah