COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC SUFISM II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 2128 ISLAMIC SUFISM II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HIMMET KONUR

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

Knowledge of sufism which is a science about inward and moral aspects of religion. To know te foundations of sufism on the Qur an and Sunnah. Learning of the institutionalization of sufism and its institutions. To comprehend the view of sufism on konowledge, being and human. To know the man's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this world. To learn how to develop spiritual and moral standpoints of people. To recognize the impact of sufism in Muslim societies. Understanding of religion does not consist of the shape, to have a respectful point of view to the different feelings, thoughts and beliefs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will comprehend the place of sufism in Islam, Qur'an and Sunnah and learn the certain definitions of sufism and know the similarities and differences of sufism with the other mystical movements.
2   They will comprehend the relitionship between sufism and other Islamic sciences and its own unique characteristics.
3   They will comprehend the man's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this.
4   They will learn how to develop spiritual and moral standpoints of people and understand the reasons for the deversity of mystical practices.
5   They will explain the institutionalization of sufi thought and recognize the major sufi intitutions and properties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Humanbeing in sufism.
2 Mystical state and stations.
3 The terms and methods of sufi training
4 Moral theories and mystical moral.
5 The approach of sufis to belief and worships.
6 The approach of sufis to belief and worships.
7 The issues of practical sufism.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 The issues of practical sufism.
10 The issues of theorical sufism.
11 The issue of knowledge in sufism.
12 The issue of being in sufism.
13 Hakîkat-i Muhammediyye
14 A'yân-ı Sâbite
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatlar, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2007.
2- Ebu'l-Alâ Afîfî, Tasavvuf, Islâm'da Manevî Hayat, çev. Ekrem Demirli-Abdullah Kartal, Iz Yay., Istanbul 1999.
3- Mehmet Demirci, Sorularla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatler, Damla Yay., Istanbul 2004.
4- Yaşar Nuri Öztürk, Tasavvufun Ruhu Ve Tarikatlar, Yeni Boyut Yay., Istanbul 1999.
5- Mustafa Kara, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Dergâh Yay., Istanbul 1999.
6- Mustafa Kara, Din, Hayat ve Sanat Açısından Tekkeler ve Zâviyeler, Dergâh Yay., Istanbul 1990.
7- Selçuk Eraydın, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Marmara Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Vakfı Yay., Istanbul 2001.
8- M. Necmettin Bardakçı, Sosyo-Kültürel Hayatta Tasavvuf, Rağbet Yay., Istanbul 2005.
9- Hülya Küçük, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf Tarihine Giriş, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2011.
10- Hamdi Tekeli, Tasavvuf Kültürüne Giriş, Uludağ Yay., Bursa 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

himmet.konur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 55

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.312345431
LO.4
LO.5

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