COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IDA 1007 THE LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR RIZA SAVAŞ

Offered to

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To provide information about the Prophet Muhammad and the period in which he lived within the context of the World History by referring the sources and researches in the framework of the methodology of History.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   have knowledge about the sources of Islamic History; social, religious, and political structure of Arabs in the pre-Islamic period; the pre-prophecy life of Muhammad; the revelation and delivery (tabligh) of the message.
2   be informed about early Muslims and the difficulties they faced; the important events of Mecca period.
3   be informed about the Hijra (migration) to Medina and the important events of Medina period; the battles of the Prophet Muhammad.
4   learn the social, cultural, and political life of Muslims during the period of the Prophet Muhammad; the relations with neighboring countries and tribes.
5   state the life of the Prophet Muhammad, his personality and his contributions to the history of humanity.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Discipline of Sirah and its Sources
2 Hijaz, Arabian Peninsula, Neighboring Countries in the Pre-Islamic Period
3 The Prophet Muhammad s Ancestor, Birth, Childhood, and Youth
4 The Prophet Muhammad s Marriage to Khadijah and Being Charged as a Prophet
5 First Years of the Delivery of the Message (tabligh): The Reaction of Meccan Society and the Struggles
6 Hijra (Migration) to Ethiopia, the Period of Public Boycott, the Year of Sorrow, The Experience of Ta if, the Event of Isra and Mi raj
7 Pledges at Aqabah and Hijra (Migration) to Medina, Social Settlement in Medina and First Activities
8 Mid-Term
9 Relations with Polytheists: Badr, Uhud, Khandaq (Trench)
10 Relations with Polytheists: Hudaybiyyah, Umrah al-Kadha (Make-up of Pilgrimage)
11 Relations with Polytheists: the Conquest of Mecca, Hunayn, Ta if, Mu allafatu al-Qulub
12 Relations with Jews: Qaynuka, Nadir, Qurayza, Khaybar
13 Beginning of Struggle with Byzantine: The Christians of Mu tah,Tabuk, and Najran
14 The Spread out of Islam into Arabian Peninsula, The Farewell Pilgrimage, The Prophet Muhammad s Death and Personality

Recomended or Required Reading

1. The Qur an and the Commentary of Qur an (Tafseer)
2. Literature of Hadith
3. Classical Sources of Islamic History
4. Fayda, Mustafa, Siyer , TDV Islam Ansiklopedisi, XXXVII, 319-324.
5. Savaş, Rıza, Siyer ve Kaynakları, Izmir 1995.
6. Özdemir, Mehmet, Siyer Yazıcılığı Üzerine , Milel ve Nihal, 2007, 4 (3), 129-162.
7. Hamidullah, Muhammed, Islam Peygamberi, (çev. Mehmet Yazgan), Beyan Yay., Istanbul 2011.
8. Sarıçam, Ibrahim, Hz. Muhammed ve Evrensel Mesajı, Diyanet Işleri Başkanlığı Yayınları, Ankara 2004.
9. Erul, Bünyamin, Hz. Peygamber in Risalet Öncesi Hayatına Farklı Bir Yaklaşım", Diyanet Ilmî Dergi, Peygamberimiz Hz. Muhammed (Özel Sayı), Ankara 2001, 33-67.
10. Hamidullah, Muhammed, Hz. Peygamberin Savaşları, Beyan Yay., Istanbul 2002.
11. Hamidullah, Muhammed, El- Vesâiku's- Siyâsiyye Hz. Peygamber Döneminin Siyasi- Idari Belgeleri, Kitabevi, Istanbul 1997.
12. Watt, W. M., Hz. Muhammed Peygamber ve Devlet Adamı, Yöneliş, Istanbul 2001.

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

riza.savas@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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1534
LO.2534
LO.3534
LO.4534
LO.5534

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