COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC SUFISM II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 2128 ISLAMIC SUFISM II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HIMMET KONUR

Offered to

Theology (Evening)
Theology

Course Objective

To have knowledge about Sufism as a science related to inward and moral aspects of religion. To know the foundation of sufism on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Learning of the institutionalization of sufism and its institutions. To comprehend the view of sufism on knowledge, being and human. To know the human's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this world. To learn how to develop spiritual and moral statements of people. To recognize the impact of sufism in Muslim societies. Understanding that religion is not just shape. Thus, to have a respectful perspective towards different feelings, thoughts and beliefs in social life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will comprehend the place of sufism in Islam, Qur'an and Sunnah and learn the certain definitions of sufism and know the similarities and differences of sufism with the other mystical movements.
2   They will comprehend the relitionship between sufism and other Islamic sciences and its own unique characteristics.
3   They will comprehend the man's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this.
4   They will learn how to develop spiritual and moral standpoints of people and understand the reasons for the deversity of mystical practices.
5   They will explain the institutionalization of sufi thought and recognize the major sufi intitutions and properties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. The concept of Tariqa, Tariqa Nafsaniyya and Ruhaniyya, Common Facts of the Tariqas.
2 2. Qadiriyya, Rifa'iyya, Suhravardiyya, Khalwatiyya
3 3. Yasawiyya, Kubraviyya, Naqshbandiyya
4 4. Tasawwuf, Culture, Art and Literature
5 5. Mevleviyya, Bektashiyya, Bayramiyya, Celvetiyya
6 6. Chishtiyya, Shadhiliyya, Badawiyya, Desukiyya
7 7. Sufi lodges (Tekke), Zawiyas, Education in the Tekkes and It's Social Functions
8 8. Mid-term Exam
9 9. Tasawwuf, Malamatiyya, Futuwwah and Akhism
10 10. Tasawwuf in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire: From Tanzimat to Turkish Republic
11 11. The criticism in the Tasawwuf
12 12. Some consepts of Theoretical and Practical Sufism: The Dreams, Rical el-gayb, The concept of Occasion, The concept of Rabita, The Concept of Karamah
13 13. Tasawwuf in the city of Izmir
14 14. Existence and Human being in Tasawwuf: Ibn Arabi and Wahdat al Vujud and Wahdat al Shuhud
15 15. Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatlar, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2007.
2- Ebu'l-Alâ Afîfî, Tasavvuf, Islâm'da Manevî Hayat, çev. Ekrem Demirli-Abdullah Kartal, Iz Yay., Istanbul 1999.
3- Mehmet Demirci, Sorularla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatler, Damla Yay., Istanbul 2004.
4- Yaşar Nuri Öztürk, Tasavvufun Ruhu Ve Tarikatlar, Yeni Boyut Yay., Istanbul 1999.
5- Mustafa Kara, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Dergâh Yay., Istanbul 1999.
6- Mustafa Kara, Din, Hayat ve Sanat Açısından Tekkeler ve Zâviyeler, Dergâh Yay., Istanbul 1990.
7- Selçuk Eraydın, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Marmara Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Vakfı Yay., Istanbul 2001.
8- M. Necmettin Bardakçı, Sosyo-Kültürel Hayatta Tasavvuf, Rağbet Yay., Istanbul 2005.
9- Hülya Küçük, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf Tarihine Giriş, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2011.
10- Hamdi Tekeli, Tasavvuf Kültürüne Giriş, Uludağ Yay., Bursa 2011.
11.- Mustafa Kara, Metinlerle Günümüz Tasavvuf Hareketleri (1839-2000), Dergah Yayınları, Istanbul 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

himmet.konur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 55

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.21
LO.312345431
LO.4
LO.5

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