Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Arabic outline · Section E: Arabic Literature
Content
العصور الإسلامية: Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi and his admonitory sermon, beginning with «أيها الناس قد أصبحتم في...»; Ali ibn Abi Talib and his sermon on sincere commitment to jihad; Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa and his letter on treating a friend, beginning with «أبذل لصديقك»; Jarir ibn Atiyah and his poem praising Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.
Objective
Identify the selected Islamic-period authors and works; analyse their themes, styles and figurative expressions; describe the aesthetic features and cultural significance of the texts.
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