COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THE FIRST FOUR CALIPHS PERIOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 5151 HISTORY OF THE FIRST FOUR CALIPHS PERIOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TAHSIN KOÇYIĞIT

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

This course aims the students
1- to comprehend the general characteristics of the period of the first two Caliphs, namely Abu Bakr and Omar; to gain acquaintance of the classical sources and modern researches; and to be able to analyze the historical anecdotes.
2- To have knowledge on the dynamics of the period.
3- To gain detailed information on the activities of Abu Bakr such as the safety of society, the stability of administrative structure; and on his personality and his executive vision.
4- To gain ability of analyzing and interpreting Omar s personality, his characteristic of city-building, and the accomplishments he performed for institutionalization of administrative structure and the formation of social justice by taking the historical materials into the centre.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students taking this course; Will have knowledge on the socio-politic and economic structure of the periods of Abu Bakr and Omar.
2   Will be able to construct the personality, statesmanship, and the policy of conquest of Abu Bakr.
3   Will follow the personality, statesmanship, activities, and implications of social justice of Omar from classical sources.
4   Will analyze the properties of new-built cities, the formation of administrative and demographic structure and their impacts.
5   Will comprehend how Muslim and non-Muslim relations evolved within the period of Omar.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Characteristics of the Period of Rashidun Caliphs and the Literature
2 The Death of the Prophet Muhammad and the Emergence of Caliphate Institution
3 Caliphate of Abu Bakr
4 Ridda and Apostasy Policy of Abu Bakr
5 Islamic Conquests in the Period of Abu Bakr
6 Caliphate of Omar and Iraq Conquests
7 Syria Conquests
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Egypt Conquests
10 Construction of New Cities: Kufa, Baghdad, Fustat
11 Islamic Society in the Period of Omar and Institutionalization
12 Economic Applications of Omar
13 Relations with non-Muslims in the Period of Omar
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Taberî, Tarih,
2) Yakûbî, Târih,
3) Ebn Esîr, Kâmil,
4) Ibn Kesir, Bidâye,
5) Mesûdî, Muruc,
6) Cem Zorlu, Islam da Ilk Iktidar Mücadesi
7) Mustafa Fayda, Hulefâ-yı Râşidîn
8) Mustafa Fayda, Hz. Ömer döneminde Gayr-ı Müslimler

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question - answer, studying on examples, 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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Students' achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, homework assignments, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kocyigit.tahsin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 16:00 - 18:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1554
LO.254
LO.355
LO.4545
LO.545

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