History · Historiography
Which of the following statements regarding medieval Indo-Islamic historiography are true? A. Islamic historical texts are primarily historical but are nonetheless informed by a religious and moral outlook. B. In these texts, human actions were often viewed through the lens of divine intervention, seeing God's will as a key driving force. C. The historian was expected to be truthful in reconstructing the past, though a fluid line sometimes existed between natural and supernatural explanations. D. For Islamic historians, historical time was strictly linear, progressing from creation to judgment, unlike the cyclical conceptions of ancient Greeks.
- 1A, B, C and D
- 2A, B and C only✓
- 3A and D only
- 4B and D only
Correct answer
A, B and C only
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