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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ILA 4015 TAFSEER TEXTS IN ENGLISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Theology Theology

Course Objective

To help to explain the Holy Quran which is the main and basic source of Islam to those who speak English, and to have them understand the terms and the concepts of Quran and tafsir in English.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will have opportunity to revise the basic grammar rules of English. 2   They improve their capability of English by taking this course. 3   They learn the features of the commentaries in English. 4   They learn how the terms of Quran and tafsir should be expressed. 5   They obtain the skill of understanding the Holy Quran in English.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Commentaries of Fil, Quraish, Maun, Kavsar and Kafirun chapters. 2 Commentaries of Nasr, Tabbat, Ihlas, Falaq and Nas chapters. 3 Some samples from the different ayats: Ayat al Kursi (Baqarah/255), the last two verses of Baqarah (285-286), the last three verses of Hashr (22-24), Nahl/90, Ahzab/56. 4 Some samples from the chapter of Hud. 5 Some samples from the chapter of Kahf. 6 Some samples from the chapter of Ali Imran. 7 Some samples from the chapter of Maidah. 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Some samples from the chapter of Anfal. 10 The commentary of verses about marriage and divorce. 11 The commentary of Mudayana verse (Baqarah/282). 12 The commentary of Surah of Hujurat (1). 13 The commentary of Surah of Hujurat (2). 14 Some samples from Noah parable (Hud/25-49). 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Mavlana Abdulmajid Daryabadi, Tafsir-ul-Qur'an, Karaçi 1991. Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali, A thematic Commentary on the Qur'an, Herndon ISTAC. Muhammad Asad, The Message of the Qur'an, Bristol 1990-1992. Shabbir Ahmad Osmani, The Noble Quran : Tafseer-e Usmani, Lahor 1993. Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, Tafhim al-Qur'an.

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)

m.ozel@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 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/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 LO.2 1 2 3 1 2 LO.3 2 1 5 1 LO.4 1 1 5 1 LO.5 1 3 1 3