COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MYSTICAL TRADITIONS AND SUFISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IDA 3007 MYSTICAL TRADITIONS AND SUFISM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HIMMET KONUR

Offered to

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Knowledge of sufism which is a science about inward and moral aspects of religion. To know the foundations of sufism on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Be informed about the mystical traditions and be able to compare with the mystical dimension of Islam. Learning of the institutionalization of sufism and its institutions. To comprehend the view of sufism on knowledge, being and human. To know the man's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this world. To learn how to develop spiritual and moral standpoints of people. Understanding of religion does not consist of the shape, to have a respectful point of view to the different feelings, thoughts and beliefs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will comprehend the place of sufism in Islam, Qur'an and Sunnah and learn the certain definitions of sufism and know the similarities and differences of sufism with the other mystical movements.
2   They will comprehend the relationship between sufism and other Islamic sciences and its own unique characteristics.
3   They will comprehend the man's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this.
4   They will make connections with other mystical traditions.
5   They will explain the institutionalization of sufi thought and recognize the major sufi institutions and properties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Introduction to Mystical Traditions and Sufism
2 Definitions of the Sufism
3 Origin of Sufism, Mysticism in the Other Religions, Relationship between Sufism and Mysticism
4 Sufism in the Islamic Thought
5 Periods of the History of Sufism (Asceticism-Sufism-Sect)
6 Certain sects
7 Sufi Tradition in Anatolia, the Ottoman Sultans and Sufism
8 Mid-Term exam
9 Terms of Sufism and Usul-i Ashara
10 Influence ring of Sufism and Islamic activities
11 Sufi education and orders of the soul
12 Theories of Morality and Sufi ethics, Inward Approaches to worships
13 Ibn al-Arabi- Unity of body (Vahdet-i Vücud), Imam Rabbani-Unity of witness (Vahdet-i Suhud)
14 Some Issues of the Sufism
15 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatlar, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2007.
2- Ebu'l-Alâ Afîfî, Tasavvuf, Islâm'da Manevî Hayat, çev. Ekrem Demirli-Abdullah Kartal, Iz Yay., Istanbul 1999.
3- Mehmet Demirci, Sorularla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatler, Damla Yay., Istanbul 2004.
4- Yaşar Nuri Öztürk, Tasavvufun Ruhu Ve Tarikatlar, Yeni Boyut Yay., Istanbul 1999.
5- Mustafa Kara, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Dergâh Yay., Istanbul 1999.
6- Mustafa Kara, Din, Hayat ve Sanat Açısından Tekkeler ve Zâviyeler, Dergâh Yay., Istanbul 1990.
7- Selçuk Eraydın, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Marmara Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Vakfı Yay., Istanbul 2001.
8- M. Necmettin Bardakçı, Sosyo-Kültürel Hayatta Tasavvuf, Rağbet Yay., Istanbul 2005.
9- Hülya Küçük, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf Tarihine Giriş, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2011.
10- Hamdi Tekeli, Tasavvuf Kültürüne Giriş, Uludağ Yay., Bursa 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Questionnaire, Analyse, 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)

himmet.konur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.144
LO.244
LO.344
LO.444
LO.544

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