COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLASSICAL SUFISM AND TECHNICAL TERMS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 5242 CLASSICAL SUFISM AND TECHNICAL TERMS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GÖKBULUT

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

Presentation and content analysis of the major classical works of Sufism. Read and interpret classical works of Sufi Technical Terms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students recognize the classical Sufi sources
2   Students know the meaning of sufi concepts.
3   Students learn the process of development of the mystical concepts.
4   Students recognize the major issues and problems of Sufism.
5   Students learn the relationship between Sufism other branches of science.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Works on the concepts of Sufism
2 Mystic states and stations
3 The Process of development of the mystical concepts
4 Herevi and Menazil al-Sairin
5 Herevi and Menazil al-Sairin
6 Bakli and Mashrab al-Arvah
7 Bakli and Mashrab al-Arvah
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Bakli and Mashrab al-Arvah
10 Najm al-Kubra and Usul al-Ashara and Commentaries
11 Najm al-Kubra and Usul al-Ashara and Commentaries
12 Najm al-Kubra and Usul al-Ashara and Commentaries
13 Ankaravi and Minhac al-Fukara
14 Ziya al-Din Gumushanevi and Cami al-Usul

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Muhasibi, er-Riâye.
2. Hakîm Tirmizî, Hatmü'l-Velâye
3. Serrâc, el-Lüma'
4. Kelâbâzî, et-Taarruf.
5. Kuþeyrî, er-Risâle.
6. Hucvirî, Keþfü'l-Mahcûb.
7. Ebu Abdullah el-Ensârî el-Herevî, Menâzilü's-Sâirîn.
8. Ebu Hâmid Gazzâlî, Ihyâu Ulûmi'd-Dîn.
9. Ruzibihan Baklî eþ-Þîrâzî, Meþrabü'l-Ervâh.
10. Þihâbüddîn Sühreverdî, Avârifü'l-Maârif.
11. Ismail Ankaravî, Minhâcü'l-Fukarâ.
12. Ziyâeddîn Gümüþhânevî, Câmiu'l-Usûl.
13. Himmet Konur, "Makamlar ve Haller", DEÜ Ilahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, IX, ss.318-329.
14. Himmet Konur, "Tasavvuf Terminolojisinin Teþekkül Süreci", I. Islami Ilimlerde Terminolojis Sorunu Sempozyumu Bildirileri, Ankara 2006, ss. 501-520.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment

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

Will be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam,final exam, assignment and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.gokbulut@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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 11 11
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.25
LO.34
LO.445
LO.554