COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRIMARY SOURCES OF HISTORY OF ISLAM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 6315 PRIMARY SOURCES OF HISTORY OF ISLAM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Islamic Histroy and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR RIZA SAVAŞ

Offered to

Islamic Histroy and Arts

Course Objective

To teach Major sources of early Islamic history, their characteristics, how to use the sources

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns major sources of early Islamic history
2   Learns characteristics of the sources
3   Learns how to use the sources
4   Learns content of the sources
5   Gains the ability to compare the major sources

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Development of Islamic Historiography
2 Influence of Quran and Hadith on the development of major sources
3 Sources of Ibn Ishaq's al-Mubtada wa al-Ba'th wa al-Maghazi
4 Content and Characteristics of Ibn Ishaq's al-Mubtada wa al-Ba'th wa al-Maghazi
5 Sources of Ibn Hisham's al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah
6 Content and Characteristics of Ibn Hisham's al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah
7 Sources of Tabari's Tarikh al-Umam wal Muluk
8 Midterm exam
9 Content and Characteristics of Tabari's Tarikh al-Umam wal Muluk
10 Sources of al-Balazuri's al-Ansab
11 Sources of al-Balazuri's Futuh al-Buldan
12 Content and Characteristics of al-Balazuri's al-Ansab
13 Content and Characteristics of al-Balazuri's Futuh al-Buldan
14 Course review

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak:
1. Ibn Ishak, el-Mübtede ve l-Meb as ve l-Meğazi
2. Ibn Hişam, es-Siretü n-Nebeviyye
3. Taberi, Tarihü l-Ümem,
4. El-Belazurı, Ensab ve Fütuhü l-Büldan
5. El-Vakıdî, el-Meğazî



Yardımcı kaynaklar: Ibn Hacer, el-Isabe

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment and presentation

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

Midterm exam, assignment and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

riza.savas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 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.10PO.11
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555