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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ITS 5252 MEDINA PERIOD AND THE EARLY ISLAMIC SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

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

To get knowledge about the Medinan period of Islam and the activities of the Prophet Muhammad in the period

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Get knowledge about the sources of Islamic history; social and religious life of Arabs in pre-Islamic period; the pre-nubuwwa life of Prophet Muhammad and his spreading faith 2   Get knowledge about the Hijrah, major events of Medina and the expeditions of the Prophet. 3   Learn the social, political and religious life of the Muslims in the time period of the Prophet 4   Gain the ability of criticizing and analyzing in order to understand and evaluate the historical events 5   Learn, comprehend and teach properly the Prophet Muhammad s life, personality and his contributions to human life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Ancient Yesrib and the sources of Medinan history 2 First years after hijrah in Medina: The settlement of Muhajirun, Brotherhood of Muhajir and Ansar, the construction of Masjid 3 Population census and Constitution of Medina 4 The Prophet's relations with Mushriqs: Battles of Badr, Uhud and Handak 5 Treaty of Hudaybiyah The conquest of Mecca- Battle of Hunain 6 Relations with Jews; Qurayzah, Nadir, Kainuqah, Haybar Jews 7 Relations with Christians: treaty with Najran Christians, Battles of Tabuq and Muta 8 Midterm exam 9 Relations with tribes around Medina and other Arab tribes 10 Administrative, military and economical organization in the period of Prophet Muhammad 11 Women, children and social life in the period of prophet Muhammad 12 Modern searchings in Seerah writing 13 Orientalists's perception of Prophet Muhammad and its effects 14 Course review

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Ibn Ishâk, es-Sîretu n-Nebeviyye, 2) Ibn Hişâm, Sîretu n-Nebeviyye 3) Ibn Sa d, Tabakât, 4) Vâkıdî, Meğâzî, 5) Ibn Hacer, el-Isâbe, 6) Ibn Şebbe, Tarihu Medine, 7) Semhûdî, el-Vefâ.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

kocyigitt@msn.com

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 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

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 LO.1 4 3 LO.2 5 LO.3 4 LO.4 5 4 LO.5 4