NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, NnamdiAzikiwe Expressway, Jabi- Abuja

Faculty of Arts

January/February 2017_2 EXAMINATION

 
Course Code: ISL 361
Course Title: Introduction to Islamic Philosophy
Credit Unit: 2.0    Units
Time Allowed:2 hrs
 
Instruction to Students: Answer any THREE of the following questions.
 
1.     Describe the different agencies that facilitated the transmission of Greek Philosophy to the Muslims.(23 Marks)
 
2.     The Qur’an and the Hadith are the first and second authentic sources of Islamic Philosophy. Discuss.(23 Marks)
 
3.     Hārūn Rashīd contributed immensely to the growth of Islamic philosophy. Discuss.   (24 Marks)
 
4.     What are the internal factors that aided the development of Muslim Philosophy? Outline and explain.                                                                                                                                (23 Marks)
 
5.     A. Trace the origin of the term ‘philosophy’ and its Arabic equivalent.         (13 Marks)
B. Differentiate between an ordinary thinker and a philosopher.(10 Marks)