COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SIER AND ISSUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 6121 SIER AND ISSUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

To introduce and teach Sirah and Maghazi sources

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the sources of Islamic history; cultural, social and religious life of Arabs in pre-Islamic era; Prophet Muhammad s life before the revelation, revelation process and tabligh activities.
2   Gets knowledge about hardship early Muslims faced and the significant events of Maccan period
3   Gets knowledge about the hijrah, significant events of Madinan period and the battles of the Prophet
4   Learns cultural, social and political life of Muslims in the era of the Prophet and learns Muslims relations with other tribes and states
5   Gets the ability of criticizing and analyzing the events in the history
6   Learns the life of the Prophet, his personality and his contributions to the history of humanity and also tells them.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sirah Studies: From Ottoman to Present Day
2 Academic Approaches to Sirah Historiography
3 Problem of Referencing in Sirah Historiography
4 Different Approaches to Muhammad s pre-Prophecy Life
5 Problems of Sirah Historiography in Turkish Sirah Books
6 The Perception of Prophet in Mawdu (Fabricated) Hadith
7 The Issue of the Prophet's Polygamy
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Understandings of Human-Prophet and Nur al-Muhammadi in Sirah Historiography
10 Sirah Historiography of Republican Era in Turkey
11 Sirah Historiography after 2000s
12 Translated Sirah Books and their Impacts
13 Modern Quests in Sirah Historiography
14 Oriantalists' Perception of the Prophet Muhammad and Impacts

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mustafa Fayda, Siyer ve Megâzi , TDV Islâm Ansiklopedisi, XXXVII, Istanbul 2009
2. Mehmet Özdemir, Siyer Yazıcılığındaki Değişim Üzerine , Kutlu Doğum 2002 Çağımızda Sosyal Değişme ve Islâm, Ankara 2007
3. Mehmet Özdemir, Siyer Yazıcılığı Üzerine , Milel ve Nihal, IV, sayı 3, Eylül-Aralık 2007
4. Muhammed Hamidullah, Islâm Peygamberi, Istanbul 1995, I-II.
5. Sabri Hizmetli, Islâm Tarihçiliği Üzerine, Ankara 1991
6. Annemarie Schimmel, Müslüman Hayatının ve Düşüncesinin Bir Merkezi Olarak Hz. Muhammed (s.a.v.) , Tasavvuf Dergisi, sayı: 9
7. Seyfettin Erşahin, Osmanlı Toplumunun Hz. Muhammed Hakkındaki Bilgi Kaynakları Üzerine Bir Bibliyografya Denemesi , Islami Araştırmalar Dergisi, XVIII, sayı: 3, 2005,
8. http://www.sonpeygamber.info/siyer-yaziciligi-i-bolum-
9. http://www.sonpeygamber.info/siyer-yaziciligi-ii-bolum-
10. http://www.sonpeygamber.info/siyer-yaziciligi-iii-bolum-

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 * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + 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)

tahsin.kocyigit@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 5 65
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1
LO.2535
LO.3
LO.43
LO.554
LO.643

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