COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUFISM IN HISTORY OF ISLAM I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 6212 SUFISM IN HISTORY OF ISLAM I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GÖKBULUT

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

To understand and discuss the main topics of the history of Sufism and thought, methodology, method and problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students understand the location of Sufism in the history of Islamic thought
2   Students understand the structure and properties of Sufi thought
3   Students know how Sufism and Sufi institutions came about
4   Students know major sects, properties and the places to spread
5   Students recognize the impact and Representatives of Sufi thought at the Seljuk and Ottoman periods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Place of sufism in Islamic Thought
2 The Place of sufism in the classifications of science
3 The Methodology of sufism
4 The Salafiyya and Sufism
5 The Kelamiyya and Sufism
6 Fıkh and Sufism
7 Fıkh and Sufism
8 Term Examination
9 Philosophy and Sufism
10 Ethics and Sufism
11 Psychology and Sufism
12 Literature and Sufism
13 Fine arts and Sufism
14 Symbolism and Sufism

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mustafa Çağırıcı, Ahlak , DIA, II, ss. 6-9.
2. Kenan Gürsoy, Tasavvuf ve Etik , Bursa da Dünden Bugüne Tasavvuf Kültürü-2 Sempozyumu, 14-16 Kasım 2003, ss. 111-115.
3. Himmet Konur, Sufi Ahlakı, Istanbul 2007.
4. Süleyman Uludağ, Islam Düşüncesinin Yapısı, Ist. 1985.
5. Afifi, Islam Düşüncesi Üzerine Makaleler, Ist. 2000, 135-194.
6. Abdülhakim Yüce, Bir Ilim Olarak Tasavvuf , Tasavvuf Ilmi ve Akademik Araştırma Dergisi, sa: 4, Eylül 2000, 17-40.
7. Süleyman Gökbulut, Ilimler Tasnifinde Tasavvufun Yeri , Tasavvuf Ilmi ve Akademik Araştırma Dergisi, sa: 19, Temmuz-Aralık 2007, ss. 245-264.
8. Himmet Konur, Şeriat ve Tasavvuf , Islâmiyât, I/4, 119-126, (Ekim-Aralık 1998).
9. Ismail Köksal, Fıkıh ve Tasavvuf Ilişkisi , Tasavvuf, sa: 2 (Aralık 1999), ss. 83-104.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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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

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Ilan Edilecektir.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.gokbulut@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 6 78
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 208

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.153
LO.243
LO.3
LO.4553
LO.544