COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN APPROACHES TO QUR'AN (AR)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4128 MODERN APPROACHES TO QUR'AN (AR) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

The meaning of Contemporary Islamic Thought, interactions with post-modernism in the Islamic world, diversions that occurred sometimes in the name of modernity in the Islamic world, contemporary exegesis movements and the consequences of them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Those who are interested in the subject will see contemporary approaches of the interpretation of the Qur'an more clearly.
2   They will learn the reasons of the different approaches of the Koran in a more concrete way
3   They will be aware of the premises in the contemporary interpretation of the Koran
4   They will criticize the topics better.
5   They will compare the studies done in Turkey with the others.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Quran and its commentary studies in the Indian sub-continent
2 Fazlurrahman's understanding of the Quran
3 Muhammed Abduh's understanding of the Quran
4 Muhammed Ikbal's understanding of the Quran
5 Muhammed Esed's understanding of the Quran
6 Seyyid Kutub's understanding of the Quran
7 Izzet Derveze's understanding of the Quran
8 Midterm Exam
9 Scientific interpretation movement
10 Elmalılı and his commentary
11 Konyalı Mehmet Vehbi and his commentary
12 Süleyman Ateş and his commentary
13 Turkey s Religious Affairs Foundation s interpretation studies
14 Modern Approaches to the Qur'an parables and an overview of Turkey's recent interpretation studies
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ismail Albayrak. Klâsik Modemizmde Kurana Yaklaşımlar, Istanbul 2004.
Mustala Öztürk, Tefsir Tarihinde Ehl-i Kuran Ekolü . CÜÎFD, cilt: 3. sayı: 1, 2003. s- 167-200.
Ömer Özsoy. Kur an ve Tarihsellik Yazıları, Ankara 2004.
Fazlur Rahman, Islâm ve Çağdaşlık, çev. Alpaslan Açıkgenç-M. Hayri Kırbaşoğlu. Ankara 1990.
J.M.S. Baljon, Kur'an'ın Yorumunda Çağdaş Yönelimler, çev. Şaban Ali Düzgün, Ankara 1994.
Mehmet S. Aydın, Modernleşme Çabaları ve Kur'an'ın Yeniden Okunuşu, III. Kur'an Haftası Kur'an Sempozyumu, Ankara 1998.

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)

ziya.sen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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