COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE QURAN AS A SOURCE OF SEERAH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIT 5051 THE QURAN AS A SOURCE OF SEERAH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Hermeneutics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR TAHSIN KOÇYIĞIT

Offered to

Hermeneutics

Course Objective

To comprehend the role and place of Quran in historiography of Islam and understanding of the biography of Prophet Muhammad

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Finds, understands and analyzes the verses related to history in Quran
2   Comprehends the Quran as a source of Seerah
3   Evaluates the verses related to milestone events of Islamic history
4   Evaluates the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, Seerah studies, Arabic literature and poems in the light of Quran.
5   Apprehends the place and role of Seerah in major themes of Quran

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Quran as a source of Seerah
2 Concepts of History in Quran
3 The place of Seerah in major themes of Quran
4 Seerah in Meccan verses
5 Seerah in Madinian verses
6 Understanding of Quran about Jewish History
7 Understanding of Quran about Christian History
8 Midterm exam
9 Prophet Muhammad in Quran
10 Categories related to Prophet Muhammad in Quran
11 War-peace verses in Quran
12 How does ibn Hisham examine the verses of Quran
13 How does ibn Hisham examine the verses of Quran
14 Course review

Recomended or Required Reading

Quran
Hadis kitapları
Siyer kitapları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, assignment and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, assignment and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kocyigitt@msn.com

Office Hours

Friday 16.00-18.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55