brochure arabic dept, kerala university

8/10/2019 Brochure Arabic Dept, Kerala university

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O ne of the rst 16 Universities inIndia, the University of Keralawas founded as the University ofTravancore in the erstwhile princelystate of Travancore (now southernpart of Kerala and some neighboringparts of the state of Tamil Nadu) in1937. During the 7 decades since, theUniversity of Kerala grew and shrunkphysically and transformed itselfin many ways. The earliest originsof the University may be tracedback to two institutions of modernlearning in Kerala, the UniversityCollege, Thiruvananthapuram andthe Trivandrum Observatory. The

University College was initiallyfounded as the Maharajas FreeSchool by Maharaja Swathi Thirunalin 1836, with Mr John Roberts, aChristian missionary as Headmaster,and soon grew into a college in 1866,a liated to the Madras University.When the University of Travancorewas founded, the Departments ofthe college became the University

Departments. The TrivandrumObservatory was founded in 1838and had an internationally reputedscientist, John Caldecott FRS asits rst Director. It is now theoldest institution under the KeralaUniversity.

At present, the University has sixteenfaculties (subject groups) andforty two departments of teachingand research in addition to studycentres and other departments.Teaching, research and knowledgeextension are the mandates ofthe Departments. They primarilyfocus on post-graduate (masters)

programmes, MPhil programmes (1-year research degree) and doctoralresearch. The University has a totalstudent population of about 65,000in various institutions. Universitysresearch activities are also going onin selected a liated colleges andother recognized research centresin and outside the state. In 2013, theUniversity awarded 200 PhDs. The

total number of full-time studin the University Departmenabove 2000 including a mnumber of foreign students. Institute of Distance Educo ers a number of bachand masters programmes wcater to more than 7000 studall over the country and abrThe number of students ina liated colleges number 50,000 spread out in more than colleges. The University hasestablished 10 University Coof Teacher Education (UTEC) University Institute of Technol

(UIT) both of which o er bacprogrammes (B. Ed in and BSc Computer ScienElectronics/BBA in UITs)University College of Enginat Kariavattom o ers engineeeducation at bachelors level. Tinstitutions together have a studstrength of more than 5000. University has been publi

About University of Kerala

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MessageWelcome to the Departmentof Arabic at the University oKerala. The Department o ersthe following courses: MA iArabic Language and Literature,MPhil. in Arabic, PhD. in Arabi

We try to give you an insight intoArabic Language, Literature andthe opportunities that we canprovide to study these subjects.Our students are exceptionally

employable, and nd employment within a variety of sectors and insenior positions around the world.

Our courses are very exible, with options to include aspects ofadvanced techniques of Translation along with concentration onClassical, Medieval and Modern Arabic Literature, so you may be

con dent that the outside world will recognize your quali cation asan excellent career. I am immensely proud of our students and theirachievements as they were posted and being posted in the key postsacross the state and in foreign countries. A university education shouldbe supported by an enthusiastic community of professional teachingand research sta . If you decide to study Arabic at University of Ker,you will bene t from our high teaching quality supported by highlycompetent academic sta and academic support sta . Our teachingand research facilities are excellent, and continue to bene t from largeinvestments in state-of-the art IT. The Language Lab of the Departmentis well equipped with computers, Smart Class Room, software and

Television with more than 25 leading Arabic Channels.The department works for the objectives like to contribute e ectively inthe eld of scienti c research that concerns Arabic and literary studiesand work on creating the atmosphere that helps in achieving this, totrain specialized personnel in Arabic language to be able to work inthe di erent public and private institutions, to train Arabic languageteachers to teach in the public and private educational institutionsand nally to improve the linguistic skills of the students, polish theirvarious literary talents and encourage them to produce work of quality.

I hope that you may nd the information about us on the website of

University of Kerala useful and that it may encourage you to applyto study MA, MPhil. and PhD in Arabic Language and Literature atDepartment of Arabic, University of Kerala. As you step in to the worldof university education, I wish you a bright future.

Dr. K. Mohammed BasheerHead of the Department (I/C)

since 1946 the Journal of IndianHistory, a prominent publication inthe area. The Manuscript Libraryof the University is a treasure troveof Indian culture. The library hasover 65,000 works in 30,000 copiesmainly of palm leaf manuscripts,in addition to paper manuscripts,copper plates, birch bark andtextiles. The manuscript collectionalso includes those belonging toBurma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepaletc. The University of Kerala is wellknown for empowering its students.The University Union, DepartmentsUnion, Research Students Unionare all forums that are establishedthrough democratic process andpositions in these forums are

ercely competed. Elected studentrepresentatives have membershipin supreme bodies of the Universitysuch as Senate, Academic Counciland also Syndicate, the executivecommittee of the University. TheUniversity has a state of the artstadium in the centre of the city,with synthetic track. Students of theUniversity have many achievements

at the state and national level insports and games. The Universityalso has a National Service Schemewith a corp. of students trained inservice to the society. The AdultEducation Department of theUniversity has received UNESCO-NLM award in 2005. The UniversityLibrary established in 1942 has over3,00,000 books and gives accessto over 9000 on-line journals. The

University has published an Englishtranslation of the classic Dutch work,Hortus Malabaricus a 20-volumetreatise on plant wealth of Kerala, in2003.


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T he Department of Arabic, wasestablished in 2001 with anobjective to mould a young society,who have the extreme capabilityto handle Arabic and Englishlanguages simultaneously, whichare very essential to cope with thechallenges of the time. The coursesin the department emphasizeon professional, technical andcommercial areas of translationalong with literature. To attain thisobjective the department o ersvarious courses like, Ph.D, M.Phil,M.A and Diploma in Translation.The department of Arabic has been

approved by the governmentalagencies like the Ministry of Home& the o ce of the Protector ofEmigrants as their approvedtranslation and attestation centre.

The contribution of the departmenthas been highly appreciated by the

academic community as well asgeneral public. Also the Departmenthas extending all supports to theUniversity for the Development ofthe academic quality and publicutility services mainly in translation

elds. Considering the publicinterest the Department o erstranslation services from English toArabic and vice versa. Number ofstudents was passed in NET, SET andother competitive examinations.

The Department of Arabic hasplayed an important role to givelearners a sound understandingof Arabic language and literature.

The learners would develop anunderstanding of Islamic literatureof their choice in the proper historicalperspective. A good knowledgeof reading comprehension andwriting skills are pre- requisite forthe program. The program o ers

an opportunity to learners higher studies in Arabic. Beo ering the core courses availin other universities, it incthemes in some of the emerareas of Arabic that are expectebe extremely useful in the prescenario of economic liberalizand globalization.

The Department of Arabic Langand Literature has two major gto achieve educational, linguand critical competence and to mthe Arabic language requiremboth through compulsory couand electives. With all o

students, the department aimsinstill a sense of the importand value of Arabic in evelife; reinforce the signi canArabic as the language of the Qthrough gramatical and rhetostudies; develop literary taste

Students, Faculty and Sta of the Dept. of Arabic

About the Department


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an aesthetic sense, enhance elocution; and encourage the writing ofnovels, short stories and poetry.

The department began o ering courses from 2001. Since then, onehundred and fteen students have graduated from the department,students who are now employed in teaching, Translation, and culturalrelations. The department has seven faculty members, who are engagedin scholarly activities both on and o the campus. Through research inliterature and linguistics, they are constantly improving the educationalstandards of the department. In addition, members of the department areinvolved in producing Arabic educational texts and books.

During the period department has organized number of seminars andworkshops out of which four of them was with a nature of internationaland two national. The seminars on the Teachings of Holy Quran 2010, andHadith in 2012 conducted by the department were the milestone in thehistory of the Department as well as the University of Kerala.

Faculty Dr. Thajudeen A.S.

Assistant Professor, MA (UoK),MPhil. (JNU), PhD. (JNU)

Mr. Noushad V.Assistant Professor, MA (UoK),MPhil. (UoK)

Contract Lecturers Dr. Suhail E.

MA (UoK), MPhil. (JNU), PhD (JNU) Dr. Shanil A.

MA (UoK), MPhil. (Delhi), PhD.(Delhi)

Guest Faculty Dr. Izudeen

MA (Aligarh), PhD. (Aligarh)

Visiting Faculty Prof. Saeed Marakkar Mr. Saeed Moulavi

Retired (Last 5 Years) Dr. A. Ubaid

Professor, MA (UoK), PhD. (Aligarh) Dr. A. Nizarudeen

Professor, MA (UoK), PhD. (UoK)

Faculty of the Dept. of Arabic

Administrative Sta of the Dept. of Arabic


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MA Arabic Language and Literature

T he programme intends to teach students Arabic language and literatureas it has good scope both at national and international level. Arabiclanguage provides its learners with ample opportunities in the form ofvarious jobs at national as well as international level since it is a languagespoken in gulf countries. It enables its learners to understand the meaning

of Quran truest to its context, thus providing its learners moral values ofthe highest order.

Duration : 2 years, 4 semesters Eligibility : BA Arabic / BA Afzalul Ulama degree with at least

50% marks OR BA degree (with at least 50%) in any discipline with at least 50% marks in Arabic as Second Language

Fees : Rs. 3,690/-

Semester 1

ARB 511 Grammar & Morphology - I

ARB 512 Quranic & Hadith Literature ARB 513 Classical Arabic Literature ARB 514 Linguistics, Rhetoric & Prosody

Semester 2

ARB 521 Grammar & Morphology II ARB 522 History of Islamic Civilization ARB 523 Medieval Arabic Literature ARB 524 Language Technology and Communication

MA Students of the Dept. of Arabic

I was a student of Departmenof Arabic for PG programme(2011-13). The syllabus of theDepartment of Arabic gaveme an insight in Translationand helped me to be postedin a reputed post in Qatar.The course in the departmentfocuses on the translation fromArabic to English and vise ve

Mr. Saheer Teacher & Document Translator,Rajagiri School, Doha, Qatar


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MPhil. ArabicA t the MPhil. level the students are trained in research methodologyand two special papers Literary Theories and History of Modern& Contemporary Arabic Literature are the hall marks of the MPhil.programme.

Duration : 1 year, 2 semesters

Eligibility : MA in Arabic with at least 55%.Admission in MPhil. programme restrictedthrough entrance text.

Fees : Rs. 3,420/-

Semester 1

Paper I : Research Methodology Paper II : Literary Theories

Semester 2

Paper III : History of Modern & Contemporary Arabic Literature

Paper IV : Dissertation Paper V : Viva-Voce

Areas of Research Arabic Language and Literat Arabic Historiography Indo Arab Literature Arabic Criticism Arab Culture and History

Development of ArabicLiterature in Kerala Modern Arabic Poetry Arabic Drama Arabic Cinema New Trends in Arabic Litera Schools of Arabic Language

Literature Modern Arabic Novels Quran and Hadith Comparative Literature Feminism and Women

Literature in Arabic Lexical Studies Biographical Studies

MPhil. and Research Scholars of the Dept. of Arabic


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Research

T he PhD. programme in Arabic have been designed to inculcate interestfor research in di erent areas of Arabic and Islamic literature, culture,language and history.

Duration : 3 year (for MA with entrance)2 year (for MPhil. Holder)

Eligibility : Direct Admission to PhD. Programme: Only thosecandidates shall be considered who have;a) Obtained MPhil. degree from a recognizedUniversity b) JRF holder. Admission to PhD. Programme through entrance test: MA in Arabic with at least 55% marks

Fees : Rs. 400/- (A liation Fee)Rs. 500/- (Caution Deposit)Rs. 200/- for 3 months (Research Fee)Rs. 1,000/- per year (Open Defense Fee)

Recent PhDs. Awarded Dr. Ashrafudeen A. (2012) The Role of Ibrahim Abdul Kadir Mazini (1890

1949) towards the Development of Romanticism in Arabic Literature AStudy (Guide: Dr. Nizarudeen A.)

Dr. Anvarshah S. (2012) The Signi cance of Sura Al Fathiha A Study(Guide: Dr. Nizarudeen A.)

Dr. P.A. Kunju Muhamed (2012) Literary contributions of Dr. MohiuddinAlwaye with special reference to journals (Guide: Dr. Nizarudeen A.)

Recent Publications Mannani, Thajudeen & al

Shazly, Ahmad Abdul Qadir Al Marathu al Rabee alArabi Majalla Kairala Volume 3, Issue 1, 2014: 163-174.

Majalla Kairala (established in2010) is a research journal tobe published (in Arabic andEnglish) by the Department ofArabic, University of Kerala. It ia linguistic and literary journalto publish research articles.It is a bi-annual research

journal (January & July) of fullyacademic works. ISSN No.:2277 2839 (Print Edition).It will be published as onlineedition also.

Smart Classroom of the Dept. of Arabic


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Some Prominent Alumni1. Dr. Farook

Assistant Professor, MSMCollege, Kayamkulam

2. Dr. Asharafudeen Assistant Professor, MSMCollege, Kayamkulam

3. Shameer S. Assistant Professor, IqbalCollege, Peringammala

4. Saheer B. Teacher Cum Translator, RajagiriCollege, Doha, Qatar

5. Jaleel P.K. O ce Secretary, Adyard,Abudahabi

6. Abdul Rasak P. Assistant PRO, Condor buildingcontracting company, Dubai

7. Hafees S.J. Junior Language Teacher Arabic& Research Scholar in IGNOU,Delhi

8. Thameemudeeen M. HSA Arabic

9. Niyas A.L., HSA Arabic10. Yasar A., HSA Arabic11. Junaida Abdusamad M.P.

HSA Arabic

12. Fasiludeen M., HSA Arabic

13. Shansil M. O ce Assistant, Indian Navy,Kochi

14. Abdul Nazer P. Junior Language Teacher Ara

15. Hashim M., Police Constab

16. Abdul Vahab K. Junior Language Teacher Ara17. Shihabudeen A., HSA A18. Rafeeka Beevi H.

Junior Language Teacher Ara

19. Sadarudheen E. Junior Language Teacher Ara

20. Shafeeq A., Police Constab21. Abdul Gafoor A.A.


22. Sayyid Sabiq T.

Junior Language Teacher Ara23. Shibumon K.M.M.


24. Seenath Beevi N. Junior Language Teacher Ara

25. Jahfar Khan A. HSA Arabic

26. Yusuf A., HSA Arabic27. Nisam A., HSA Arabic

Compuer Lab of the Dept. of Arabic

Alumni

Department of Arabic has alwaysconsidered its alumni as a sourceof strength, support and sustenancein its endeavours of scholarship,innovation and institution buildingin higher education. The departmentenvisages the Alumni Associationas partner in the progress of theDepartment as well as of theUniversity. This Association unfoldsa series of opportunities to servethis great Department and lend thecooperation in full measure in itssuccess and sustenance.

As far as the department of Arabicis concerned the very mention

of alumni brings before us theglorious past and distinctivenessof our department that we areold and developed. It conjures upvivid memories of yester years thenostalgia and rich heritage andtraditions of the past, which shapedour department. The body pavesthe way for recollecting the sweet


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memories of student life.

The Alumni of the Departmentof Arabic was formed in 2006 inorder to ful ll the long felt needfor a forum and the cherisheddesires of its alumni. A committeehas been constituted to providevision, guidance and coordinate theall-round activities of the AlumniAssociation. This Association unfoldsbefore us a series of opportunities

to serve this great University andlend our cooperation in full measurein its success and sustenance.

Our focus is on: Broad basing the membership Creating a virtual Alumni

Association through web based

initiatives Increasing the Awareness

and impact of the Alumni

Association through wellplanned activities

Increasing the number ofmemberships

Involving More Alumnimembers in the activities of theAssociation

Strengthening the resourcesand organizational framework


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Professor & Head Department of Arabic University of Kerala, Kariavattom Main Campus

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695 581, India

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