COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SIRAH AND ISSUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 3113 HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SIRAH AND ISSUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR TAHSIN KOÇYIĞIT

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

To get acknowledge on the disciplines of Sirah and Magazi, and their sources.
To learn the emergence of Sirah discipline, its definition and methodology.
To have information about the problems of Sirah faced since the emergence.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will get knowledge on the sources of Islamic history, the social, religious and cultural life of the pre-Islamic Arabs, early life of Muhammad, the revelation, and the activities of calling for Islam
2   Will gain information on the early Muslims and their problems, and the crucial events of the Meccan period.
3   Will truly know Hegira (the migration) and the important events of Medinan period and the campaigns and expeditions of the Prophet Muhammad.
4   Will be able to evaluate the conditions of Muslims and their relations between neighbor countries and tribes in terms of social, cultural and political dimensions eithin the framework of Islamic extension.
5   Will comprehend the Prophet Muhammad s life, personality, and his contributions to history of mankind; thus be able to explicate and lecture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sirah Studies: From Ottoman to Present Day
2 Academic Approaches to Sirah Historiography
3 Problem of Referencing in Sirah Historiography
4 Different Approaches to Muhammad s pre-Prophecy Life
5 Problems of Sirah Historiography in Turkish Sirah Books
6 The Perception of Prophet in Mawdu (Fabricated) Hadith
7 The Issue of the Prophet s Polygamy
8 Mid-term Exam
9 The Understandings of Human-Prophet and Nur al-Muhammadi in Sirah Historiography
10 Sirah Historiography of Republican Era in Turkey
11 Sirah Historiography after 2000 s
12 Translated Sirah Books and their Impacts
13 Modern Quests in Sirah Historiography
14 Oriantalists Perception of the Prophet Muhammad and Impacts
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Siyer-Meğâzî , DIA, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Fayda
2. Tarih Üzerine Bazı Dü şünceler, Adnan Demircan
3. Tarih Üzerine Notlar, Mahfuz Söylemez
4. Siyer Sahasındaki Ilk Telif Çalışmaları, Uluslararası Birinci Islam Araştırmaları Sempozyumu-Izmir, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Fayda
5. Ilk Siyer Kaynakları ve Müellifleri (Kitap), Yard. Doç.Dr. Şaban Öz
6. Siyer ve Kaynakları, Prof. Dr. Rıza Savaş
7. Ibn-i Şihab ez-Zuhrî ve Islam Tarih Yazıcılığının Başlamasındaki Rolü, Abdülaziz ed-Durî, çev. Doç. Dr. Casim Avcı
8. Sîretin Neliği Bağlamında Sîret Yazıcılığında Kaynak ve Yöntem Sorunları, Prof. Dr. Salahattin Polat
9. Siyer Yazı c lılığı Üzerine, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özdemir
10. Siyer Yazıcılığında Değişim Üzerine, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özdemir
11. Siyer Yazıcılığında Hz. Peygamber in (sav) Doğru Tanıtılması Üzerine Tespit ve Teklifler , Doç. Dr. Adem Apak
12. Islâm Tarihçiliğinde Tarafsızlık Problemi, Marife: Bilimsel Birikim, 2005, cilt: V, sayı: 1, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Önkal

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, reading, research, Q&A, presentation, discussion, homework and practice

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

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Assessment Criteria

Mdterm and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tahsin.kocyigit@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15.00-16.00

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 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

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.15444
LO.24443
LO.35543
LO.45552
LO.54542

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