COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC WORSHIP

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 1006 PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC WORSHIP COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HADI SOFUOĞLU

Offered to

Theology (Evening)
Theology

Course Objective

1) Purification: Understanding the importance of cleanliness in Islam and the differences between material and legal purity.
2) Ablution and Ghusl: Gaining knowledge about the obligatory acts, sunnahs, and nullifiers of ablution, as well as the requirements and method of performing ghusl.
3) Prayer: Learning about the essence, importance, and types of prayer, as well as the obligatory acts, duties, and methods of performing prayer.
4) Fasting: Comprehending the essence, importance, and types of fasting, along with the pillars and conditions of fasting.
5) Almsgiving and Charity: Acquiring detailed information about the conditions of almsgiving, the wealth subject to almsgiving, its distribution, and the fitrah charity.
6) Hajj and Umrah: Understanding the definition, essence, and conditions of hajj and umrah, as well as the pillars of ihram and the pillars of hajj.

These objectives aim to comprehensively understand and apply the fundamental principles of Islamic worship. The course content is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge and practical skills regarding Islamic practices such as cleanliness, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend the importance of worship and its purpose and reason in Islam
2   To understand the important of cleanliness of body and clothes and environmental in Islam
3   To learn the conditions of validity of worship.
4   To analyze the methods of judgement of legal sects by disputes between madhabs
5   To resolve some problem related to worship with reference to primary source.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mukallaf and its duties
2 al-Salat in the Islam
3 The importance of al-salat and its terms
4 The sunnahs and wajibs of al-salat
5 Friday prayers, funeral prayers and Eid prayer in Islam
6 The varieties of fasting
7 al-Zakat in Islam
8 mid-term exam
9 The Zakat of agricultural and industrial products
10 Whom Zakat is given to
11 al-Hajj in Islam
12 Sacrificing in Islam
13 Oaths in Islam
14 The al-kaffarat of oaths
15 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bilmen, Ömer Nasuhi, Büyük Islam Ilmihali
2. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Islam Ilmihali I-II.
3. Akseki, Ahmed Hamdi, Islam Dini.
4. Fahrettin Atar, Ilyas Çelebi, Mehmet Erdoğan, Rahmi Yaran, Islam Ilmihali, MIFAV Yayınları, Ist. 2007.
5. Akyüz, Vecdi, Mukayeseli Ibadetler Ilmihali, I-IV, Istanbul 1985.

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)

hadi.sofuoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

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.121141
LO.211132
LO.311131
LO.421141
LO.511141