COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FORMATIVE PERIOD OF KELAM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 5158 FORMATIVE PERIOD OF KELAM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To learn the emergence and development of the science of Kalam (Islamic Theology), considering all its historical conditions, and to prepare the ground for understanding of systematic Kalam s subjects correctly.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students, will have information about the preparing factors of Kalam in the first Islamic century.
2   will have information on general attitudes concerning issues of the Islamic faith in the period before the emergence of Kalam.
3   will have information on effective persons and sects in the formation period of Kalam.
4   will obtain the assessment opportunities on the circulation and the historical adventure of metaphysical thought.
5   will gain the opportunity to see the impact of the historical and sociological conditions on the science of Kalam.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Qur an and The events of the first period
2 Adventitious and its effects
3 Hasan al-Basri and his environment
4 Jahm b. Safwan and Jahmiyya
5 Ghaylan of Damascus and Ma bad al-Juhani
6 Mujassima, Mushabbiha, Karramiyya
7 Kalam and the Fuqaha: Abu Hanifa
8 Ahmad b. Hanbal and first Salafiyya
9 The first Mu tazilite: Vasıl and Amr
10 The rise of Mutazilite: Allaf, Nazzam, Bishr, Ka bi
11 Stagnation period of Mutazilite: Abu Ali and Abu Hashim
12 The Last Period of Mutazilite: Qadi Abd al-Jabbar
13 Contribution of Mutazilite to Kalam
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. Ali Sami en-Neşşar, Islâm da Felsefî Düşüncenin Doğuşu, I-II
2. M.M.Şerif, Islâm Düşüncesi Tarihi I-IV
3. Ahmet Akbulut, Sahabe Devri Siyasi Hadiselerinin Şekillendirdiği Kelam Meseleleri
4. Abdünnasır Süt, Islam Düşüncesinde Ilk Muhalifler
References:
Other Sources:
1. Montgomery Watt, Islam Düşüncesinin Teşekkül Devri
2. Ilgili Diyanet Islâm Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research ,question and answer, assignment and practice

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 * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term, homework assignment 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)

murat.memis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, between 2.00-4.00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.11
LO.21
LO.324
LO.424
LO.53