COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO THE MASNAVI

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6399 INTRODUCTION TO THE MASNAVI ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GÖKBULUT

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To recognize Mevlana and his work Mesnevi, to interpret Fusus with the benefit of Its commentaries

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student knows Mevlana, which is the important figures of Sufism.
2   He understands the idea of divine love in Sufism
3   He knows the criticisms about the idea of Mevlana
4   He learns Mesnevi and Its Annotates
5   He understands the relationship and differences between the idea of Mevlana and Ibn al Arabi

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Who is Mevlana
2 The World Of Thought of Mevlana
3 Bahaeddin Veled, Şems al Tebrizî and B. Muhakkık Tirmizî
4 Writing Process of Masnavi
5 Commentaries Written about Masnavi
6 Commentaries Written about Masnavi
7 Mid-Term exam
8 The Forewords of Masnavi
9 The Forewords of Masnavi
10 The First Eighteen Couplets of Mesnevi
11 The First Eighteen Couplets of Mesnevi
12 The First Eighteen Couplets of Mesnevi
13 The First Eighteen Couplets of Mesnevi
14 The Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Mevlânâ, Mesnevî, Meb Yay.
2- Avni Konuk, Mesnevî-i Şerîf Şerhi, Kitabevi.
3- Sarı Abdullah Efendi, Mesnevî Şerhi.
4- Ismail Ankaravî, Mesnevî Şerhi.
5- Ismail Hakkı Bursevî, Rûhü l-Mesnevî.
6- B. Lewis, Rumi, Geçmiş ve Gelecek, Doğu ve Batı, Kabalcı Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research, description, analysis and discussion.

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.gokbulut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Reading 3 10 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 244

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.12
LO.23
LO.32
LO.43
LO.52