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COTTON COLLEGE STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES

Postgraduate Persian Syllabus

DISTRIBUTION OF PAPERS/CREDITS (L+T+P format)

Semester – I

Paper Code Paper Name Credits PER 701C Modern Persian Prose 3 + 1 + 0 PER 702C Classical Persian Poetry 3 + 1 + 0 PER 703C Philology and History of Iranian Languages 3 + 1 + 0 PER 704C Grammar, Composition and Translation 3 + 1 + 0 PER 705E PER 706E

Political History of Iran (Pre-Islamic Period -Achaemenians to Sasanids)

Or Political History of Arabs (Pre-Islamic Period up to the death of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

2 + 1 + 0 2 + 1 + 0

Semester – II

Paper Code Paper Name Credits PER 801C Modern Persian Poetry 3 + 1 + 0 PER 802C Classical Persian Prose 3 + 1 + 0 PER 803C History of Persian Literature (from Samanids up to

Qajars) 3 + 1 + 0

PER 804C Advance Language Development Skills 3 + 1 + 0 PER 805E PER 806E

Political History of Iran (Samanids, Ghaznavids and Selzuqis)

Or Political History of Arabs (Khulafa-e-Rashedeen)

2 + 1 + 0 2 + 1 + 0

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Semester – III

Paper Code Paper Name Credits

PER 901C Socio-Cultural & Literary History of Medieval India (Sultanate and Mughal Period)

3 + 1 + 0

PER 902C Indo-Persian Prose and Poetry 3 + 1 + 0 PER 903C History of Modern Persian Literature (19th and 20th

Century) 3 + 1 + 0

PER 904C Advance Language Development Skills 3 + 1 + 0 PER 905E PER 906E

Political History of Iran (Mongol and Qajar Period) Or Political History of Arabs (Umayyid Period)

2 + 1 + 0 2 + 1 + 0

Semester - IV

Paper Code Paper Name Credits PER 1001C Contemporary Persian World (Iran, Afghanistan,

Tajikistan) 3 + 1 + 0

PER 1002C Rhetoric, Prosody, Essay and Letter- Writing 3 + 1 + 0 PER 1003C Trade Correspondence in Persian 3 + 1 + 0 PER 1004C Dissertation/Project Work PER 1005E PER 1006E

Political History of Iran (Later Qajar Period up to the Islamic Revolution) Or

Political History of Arabs (Abbasid Period)

2 + 1 + 0 2 + 1 + 0

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SEMESTER-I

Paper: PER 701C

MODERN PERSIAN PROSE Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. Farsi Shekar Ast by Muhammad Ali Jamalzadeh 2. Mohallel by Sadegh Hedayat 3. Khana-e-Pedari by Sa’eed Nafisi 4. Pesarak Lobu Foroosh by Samad Behrangi 5. Adl by Sadegh Chubak 6. Bachcha-e- Mardom by Jalal Ale- Ahmed 7. Awwalin Roozi ke Be Khatir Daram by Lutf Ali Suratgar

Reading List:

1. Nevisandegan-e- Peeshgam by Md Ali Sepanloo 2. Adabiyyat –e-Ma’aser by Ismail Hakemi 3. Modern Persian Prose by Kamshad 4. Barrasiya Adabiyyat-e- Imroozi-e- Iran by Mohammad Istelami 5. Persian Research Journal “Sokan-e-Ishq” published from Tehran

SEMESTER-I Paper: PER 702C

CLASSICAL PERSIAN POETRY

Credits: 4 (3+1+0) UNIT I: SHAHNAMA by Ferdowsi

a) Bejan Geraftan-e- Tahmina b) Gozidane Sohrab Asp ra c) Nabarde Rustam ba Sohrab d) Baz gashtan-e-Rustam wa Sohrab

UNIT II: KULLIYAT-E- SAADI a) Aai Sareban b) Yaran Bud c) Sarv- e-Simina d) An Doost ke Man Daram

UNIT III: HAFEZ

a) Agar An Turke Shirazi b) Dil Mi Rawad c) Ala Ya Ayyohas Saaqi d) Rasid Muzhda ke Aai Gham

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UNIT IV: RUMI

a) Nala-e-Nai b) Ashiq Shudan-e- Badshah be Kanizak

Reading List

1. B.A. Pass Persian Selection Calcutta University 1963 2. A Golden Treasury of Persian Poetry by Hadi Hasan 3. Persian Classical Poetry by Arbery 4. Literary History of Persia by E.G.Browne vol1-3 5. History of Persian Literature by Jan Rypka.


PHILOLOGY AND HISTORY OF IRANIAN LANGUAGES

Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. General Principles of Philology 2. Study of Persian Philology 3. The family of Indo-European Languages 4. Avesta, Pahlavi, Parsi, Dari and Tajik, 5. Persian Influence on Indian Languages.

Reading List:

1. Literary History of Persia by E.G. Browne vol-1 2. Sukhandan-e-Fars by Mohd. Husain Azad 3. Sabk Shenasi by Mohammad Taqi Bahar 4. Iran: Past, Present and Future by Jane W. Jacqz 5. The World’s Major Languages by Bernard Comrie


GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION AND TRANSLATION

Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. Basic grammar and composition (applied) 2. Translation from Persian to English & vice –versa

Reading List:

1. Azfa vol-1-IV 2. Easy Way to Learn Persian Language by M. Ahmady

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3. Grammar of Persian Language by B.W.Jones 4. Modern Persian Translation & Re- Translation by M.Rahman 5. Dastur –i- Zaban –i-Farsi by P. N. Khanlari

SEMESTER-I

Elective Paper: PER 705E

POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRAN (PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD -ACHAEMENIANS TO SASANIDS) Credits: 3 (2+1+0)

Or


POLITICAL HISTORY OF ARAB (PRE-ISLAMIC ARAB HISTORY UP TO THE DEATH OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH)

Credits: 3 (2+1+0)

Reading List

1. History of Persia by P. Sykes vol-II 2. History of Persia by A.C. Markham 3. Iran: Past & Present by Donald N. Wilber 4. Articles on Persian in the Encyclopedia Britanica 5. History of Islam by K. Ali 6. A History of Arabs by P. K. Hitti

SEMESTER-II Paper: PER 801C

MODERN PERSIAN POETRY

Credits: 4 (3+1+0) Unit I: BAHAR

a) Jughd –e-Jung b) Kaihan-e-Azam c) Sokut-e-Shab

Unit II: PARWIN EITESAMI

a) Zan dar Iran b) Ain-e-Aini c) Arezooha

UNIT III: IRAJ MIRZA a) Qalb-e-Madar b) Rooz- o- Shab

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c) Lauh –e-Mazar

UNIT IV: FOROOGH –E- FARROKHZAD a) An Roozha b) Az Yad Rafte

UNIT V: RASHID YASMEE a) Kuh wa Saleab b) Akhbar-e-Bagh c) Makun Mara Faramoosh

Reading List: 1. Pillars of New Persian Poetry by Prof. S.A.Hasan 2. Sukhanvaran-e-Iran Dar Asr-i-Hazir by Md.Ishaque 3. Press and Poetry in Modern Iran by E.G.Browne 4. Tarikh-e-Adabiyyat-e-Iran, by Rezazade Shafaq 5. Adabiyyat-e-Ma’asir-e-Farsi by Iran Culture House, New Delhi 6. Modern Persian by H Kamshad


CLASSICAL PERSIAN PROSE

Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. Chehar-Maqala: Maqala-e-dowwom Dar Mahiyat-e-Ilm-e- Sheir wa Salahiyat-e-Shair by Nizami Aruzi Samarqandi

2. Kelila wa Dimna: By Burzuye Tabib Nasr Ullah Abul Ma’ali 3. Safar Namah:Nasir Khusrau 4. Tazkiratul Awliya:Fariduddin Attar

Reading List:

1. Adabiyyat – e – Farsi-e- Kohan , Jild Awwal, Iran Culture House, Delhi 2. Studies in Persian Language and Literature by Prof. S. A.Hasan 3. Literary History of Persia by E.G.Browne vol-II,III 4. Tarikh –e-Zaban-o-Adabiyyat-e-Farsi by Zabihullah Safa 5. Iran: Past and Present by Wilber

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HISTORY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE (FROM SAMANIDS UPTO QAJARS)

Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. From Samanids to Qajars

Reading list : 1. Literary History of Persia by E.G.Browne vol-II,III 2. Tarikh –e-Zaban-o-Adabiyyat-e-Farsi by Zabihullah Safa 3. Iran: Past and Present by Wilber 4. History of Persian Literature by Jan Rypka


ADVANCE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SKILL

Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. Persian Terminologies 2. Simple Sentence Making 3. Advance Translation from English to Persian & vice –versa. 4. Development of Communicative skill

SEMESTER-II


POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRAN (SAMANIDS, GHAZNAVIDS AND SELZUQIS) Credits: 3 (2+1+0)

Or


POLITICAL HISTORY OF ARAB ((KHULAFA-E-RASHEDEEN) Credits: 3 (2+1+0)

Reading List :

1. History of Persia by P. Sykes vol-II 2. History of Persia by A.C. Markham 3. Iran: Past & Present by Donald N.Wilber 4. Articles on Persian in the Encyclopedia Britannica 5. History of Islam by K. Ali 6. A History of Arabs by P. K. Hitti

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SEMESTER-III Paper: PER 901C

SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LITERARY HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA (SULTANATE AND

MUGHAL PERIOD) Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

1. Sultanate and Mughal Period

Reading List

1. Language and Literature under the Mughal Court by A. Ghani 2. Medieval Indian Culture by A.L Srivastav 3. Glimpses of Medieval Culture by Yusuf Hussain 4. History of Indo -Persian Literature by Prof. Nabi Hadi


INDO PERSIAN PROSE AND POETRY

Credits: 4 (3+1+0) (GROUP - A: PROSE) UNIT I: Maqaddama-e-Sheshom from Tarikh-e-Firoozshahi by Ziauddin Barni, UNIT II:

a) Ain –e-Khazina Abadi b) Ain-e- Cheragh Afruzi from Ain –i- Akbari by Abul Fazl

(GROUP - A: POETRY) UNIT I: Ghazals of Amir Khusrow

a) Be Sheguft Ghulha b) Abr mi barad c) Zaman-e- Shakl-e-Digar d) Jan –e- Man e) Ze Dur Neest

UNIT II: Ghazals of Faizi:

a) Namanad Garia b) Shab-e-Eid Ast c) Ta Fosun d) Bati Shud ….. e) Yarab Be Naz…

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UNIT III: Muhammad Iqbal

a) Tamhid b) Paikar-e-Hasti c) Chun Hayat d) Dar Bayan-e- in ke Hayat –e- Khudi e) Dar Bayan-e- in kea ze Ishq wa Muhabbat

Reading Books:

1. A Selection of Persian Classical Poetry, by Dr. R. Ahmed 2. Sotunha-e- Sheir-e- Nav by S.A.Hasan 3. Tutiyan-e-Hind, By Dr.Nizamuddin S.Gorekar 4. Asrar-e-Khudi (included in the Kulliyat-e- Iqbal) 5. Iqbal:Poet Philosopher of Islam, Md Munnawar 6. Diwane Kamile Aamir Khusrow 7. Amir Khusrow Dehlavi, by Prof Mumtaz Hussain 8. Hafez and Iqbal by Yousuf Husain Khan


HISTORY OF MODERN PERSIAN LITERATURE (19TH AND 20TH CENTURY)

Credits: 4 (3+1+0)

Reading List

1. Prose and Poetry of Modern Iran, by E.G. Browne 2. Modern Persian Prose, by Kamshad 3. Barrasiye- Adabiyyat-e- Imruzi-e- Iran, by Mohammad Istelami 4. Adbiyyat-e- Ma’asir, by Ismail Hakemi

SEMESTER III Paper: PER 904C

ADVANCE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SKILL

(Credits: 3+1+0)

1. Persian and English Terminologies 2. Simple sentence Making 3. Advance Translation from English to Persian & vice –versa. 4. Development of Communicative skill

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SEMESTER-III

Elective Paper: PER 905E POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRAN (MONGOL TO QAZAR PERIOD)

Credits: 3 (2+1+0)

Or

Elective Paper: PER 906E POLITICAL HISTORY OF ARAB (UMMAYID PERIOD)

Credits: 3 (2+1+0)

Reading List:

1. History of Persia by P. Sykes Vol-III 2. History of Persia by A.C. Markham 3. Iran Past & Present by Donald N. Wilber 4. Articles on Persian in the Encyclopedia Britannica 5. History of Islam by K. Ali 6. A History of Arabs by P. K.Hitti

SEMESTER IV Paper: PER 1001C

CONTEMPORARY PERSIAN WORLD (IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN)

(Credits: 3+1+0) Reading List:

1. Iran and Its Culture by F.C. Davar 2. Discovery of India, by Jawaharlal Nehru 3. History of Central Asia, by Rahul Sankrityayana 4. Tarikh-e- Kamel-e- Iran by Raazi


RHETORIC, PROSODY, ESSAY AND LETTER WRITING

(Credits: 3+1+0) The following Rhetorical Terms: Tashbih, Iste’ara, kenaya, Jenaas, Laffo Nashr and its kind, Majaz, and its kind, Mobalegha, Gholu, Hejv, Tazaad, Talmih

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Reading List:

1. Dastur-e-Zaban-e-Farsi, by P.N.Khanlari 2. Persian Grammar, by Wilber 3. Farsi Baraye Ghiar Zabanan, by Soma Baghecheyan 4. A Grammar of Persian Language, by W. Jones 5. Ilmul Balaghat, by Abdul Majid 6. Ghalat Nanewisim, by Abdul Hassan Najafi


TRADE CORRESPONDENCE IN PERSIAN

(Credits: 3+1+0)

Reading List: 1. Farsi Baraye Ghiar Zabanan, by Soma Baghcheyan


DISSERTATION/PROJECT WORK

(Credits: 3+1+0)

SEMESTER IV Elective Paper: PER 1005E

POLTICAL HISTORY OF IRAN (LATER QAJAR PERIOD UP TO THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION)

(Credits: 3+1+0)

Or

SEMESTER IV Elective Paper: PER 1006E

POLITICAL HISTORY OF ARABS (ABBASID PERIOD)

(Credits: 3+1+0)

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Reading List:

1. History of Persia by P. Sykes vol-III 2. History of Persia by A.C. Markham 3. Iran Past & Present by Donald N. Wilber 4. Articles on Persian in the Encyclopedia Britannica 5. History of Islam by K. Ali 6. A History of Arabs by P. K. Hitti

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