COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUFI MASTERS IN ANATOLIA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4057 SUFI MASTERS IN ANATOLIA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GÖKBULUT

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To understand the impact of sufism in the acceptance of Islam by Turks. To learn the sufis and sufi orders that emerged in Khorasan and Transoxania. To comprehend Anatolia's religious and spiritual leaders and their works, views and effects in social life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will understand the importance and value of sufism in Turkish society.
2   They will learn the firs sufi orders and the founders that emerged and spread among the Turks.
3   They will know the activities and properties of these orders.
4   He has knowledge about the mystical life of Seljuk Period.
5   He will know the effective sufis and their views in Ottoman Period.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The impact of sufism in the acceptance of Islam by Turks.
2 Mystical importance of Khorasan and Transoxania.
3 Sufi orders that are common among the Turks: Ahmad Yasavi and Yasaviyya
4 Sufi orders that are common among the Turks: Hwajagan and Nakhsbandiyya
5 Sufi orders that are common among the Turks: Najm al-Dîn al-Kubra and Kubrawiyya
6 The arrival of sufism in Anatolia, First sufis, Ahis and Babais.
7 Haji Bektash Valî
8 Mid-term exam
9 Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi
10 Yunus Emre
11 Akbarî School in Anatolia: Qonavî, Qaysarî and Molla Fanarî
12 Somuncu Baba, Haji Bayram Velî, Akşemseddin
13 Eşrefoğlu Rûmî, Niyâzî-i Mısrî
14 The Malamî movement in Ottoman Period.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Kadir Özköse, Anadolu Tasavvuf Önderleri, Ensar Yay., Konya 2008.
2- Ramazan Muslu, Anadolu'da Tasavvuf Yolları, Ensar Neşr., Istanbul 2007.
3- Mehmet Demirci, Gönül Dünyamızı Aydınlatanlar, Mavi Yay., Istanbul 2011.
4- Fuat Köprülü, Türk Edebiyatında Ilk Mutasavvıflar, Diyanet Yay., Ankara 1981.
5- Necdet Tosun, Bahâeddîn Nakşbend, Insan Yay., Istanbul 2002.
6- Süleyman Gökbulut, Necmeddîn Kübrâ, Insan Yay., Istanbul 2010.
7- Hayati Bice, Pir-i Türkistan Hoca Ahmed Yesevî, Insan Yay., Istanbul 2010.

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


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)

suleyman.gokbulut@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 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

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