COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FATWA ISLAMIC LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6437 FATWA ISLAMIC LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HÜSEYIN ESEN

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

Recognize the pozition of the fatwa in Islamic law, procedure of giving fatwa and the sources

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify the pozition of the fatwa in Islamic law
2   Recognize the style giving a fatwa in Islamic law
3   Identify the sources of the fatwa in Islamic law
4   Recognize the different denominations and opinions in Islamic law
5   To propose solutions to the current issues of Islamic law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fatwa concept and close concepts
2 Fatwa-kada (judgement) relationship
3 History of fatwa
4 Fatwa procedure
5 Rules to follow when deciding a verdict of muftí
6 Classical literature Fatwa
7 Today's Fatwa Literature
8 MID TERM
9 Şeyhülislamlık in Ottoman Period
10 Muftuluk and Fetwahane in in Ottoman Period
11 Fatwa Examples I
12 Fatwa Examples II
13 Fatwa Examples III
14 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Islam Ansiklopedisi, Fetva maddesi
El-Mevsuatü'l-fıkhiyye el-küveytiyye, Fetva maddesi
Ibnü's-Salâh, Edebü'l-fetvâ
Nevevî, Âdâbü'l-fetvâ ve'l-müftî ve'l-müsteftî
Seda Örsten, Osmanlı Hukukunda Fetva
Özen, Şükrü, Osmanlı Dönemi Fetva Literatürü

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Text solving, question-answer, 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 * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the students, a quiz, homework and final exam are evaluated according to their performance in the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

huseyin.esen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 09.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Case study 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53