COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODOLOGY OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 3313 METHODOLOGY OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜSEYIN ESEN

Offered to

Theology (Evening)
Theology

Course Objective

To examine basic subjects of Islamic Legal Methodology; to recognize classical and
modern literature on the subject; to generate some contemporary legal comments of these
methodologies by considering all these historical developments and experiences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They have knowledge about birth and development of Islamic Legal Methodology
2   They understand where does the legal methodology comes from
3   They learn how to analyze the legal judgment
4   When they encounter a legal problem, they have the capacity to know whether it has a connection to the legal verses.
5   They learn contemporary explanation of legal issues

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Formative Period of Legal Schools and their methodologies.
2 The Qur'an and its place in the methodology.
3 Sunnah, its place in methodology, and categorization of hadith.
4 Ijma, Legal Consensus and its types.
5 Kiyas, Legal Reasoning and its types
6 Secondary Sources (Adillat al-Fariyya): Words of the Companions, Isdtihsan (regarding beautiful), Maslahat
7 Judgments from the sources of Islamic Law, al-Hukm al-wadî, al-Hukm al-Taklifi
8 Midterm Exam
9 Hass, Âmm, Mushtarak and Muawwal
10 Haqiqah, Majaz, Sarîh and Kinayah
11 Zahir, Nass, Mufassar, Muhkam; Khafi, Mushkil, Mujmal, Mutashabih
12 Dal bi'l-ibara, Dal bi'l-ishara, Dal bi'l-dalalah, Dal bi'liqtida
13 Goal of Judgment and Conflict of evidence
14 Ijtihad and imitated
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Zekiyyüddin Şaban, Islam Hukuk Ilminin Esasları (Us lü l-Fıkh), çev. Ibrahim Kafi
Dönmez, Ankara: Diyanet Vakfı yayınları, 2010.
2. Muhammed Ebu Zehra, Islam Hukuku Metodolojisi (Fıkıh Usûlü), çev. Abdulkadir Şener,
Ankara: Fecr Yayınları, 1997.
3. Fahrettin Atar, Fıkıh Usulü, Istanbul: M.Ü. Ilahiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, 2008.
4. Şakir Hanbeli, Fıkıh Usulü, çev. Mustafa Yıldırım, Izmir: Izmir Ilahiyat Fakültesi
Yayınları, 2010.
5. Abdullah Kahraman, Fıkıh Usulü, Giriş- Deliller- Hükümler- Hüküm Çıkarma Yöntemleri,
Rağbet yayınları, 2010.
Talip Türcan (editer), Islam Hukuku El Kitabı, Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture style

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


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

Attendance is necessary.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

huseyin.esen@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 15 4 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

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.121
LO.221
LO.331
LO.442
LO.551

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