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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ITS 5153 THE BIRTH OF ISLAM AND MECCA MEDIA ERA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUHAMMET HANEFI PALABIYIK

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

To introduce Seerah and Maghazi disciplines and sources and to enable the students to learn and comprehend the Meccan period of Prophet Muhammad.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Get knowledge about the sources of Islamic history; social and religious life of Arabs in pre-Islamic period; the pre-nubuwwa life of Prophet Muhammad and his spreading faith 2   Get knowledge about the first Muslims and what they encountered and about major events in Mecca. 3   Get knowledge about the Hijrah, major events of Medina and the expeditions of the Prophet. 4   Learn the social, political and religious life of the Muslims in the time period of the Prophet 5   Gain the ability of criticizing and analyzing in order to understand and evaluate the historical events 6   Learn, comprehend and teach properly the Prophet Muhammad s life, personality and his contributions to human life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Sources and studies of Seerah and Meghazi 2 World, Arab world and Hijaz in pre-Islamic period 3 Jahiliyyah institutions, Ancestors, birth and youth of the Prophet 4 First verses revealed and early years of Islam 5 Public preaching of the Prophet and Hardships he faced 6 Habash hijrah 7 Gharaniq 8 Midterm Exam 9 Isra-Miraj 10 The Prophet s visit to Taif 11 Aqabah Negotiations with the people of Yesrib 12 Hijrah in terms of cause and effect relationship 13 General characteristics of Prophethood of Muhammad in Mecca 14 Course review

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Ezrakî, Târîhu Mekke ve Ahbâruhâ, 2) Ibn Ishâk, es-Sîretu n-Nebeviyye, 3) Ibn Hişâm, Sîretu n-Nebeviyye, 4) Ibn Sa d, Tabakât, 5) Vâkıdî, Meğâzî, 6) Taberî, Tarîh.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question - answer, studying on examples, homework and practice.

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Students' achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, homework assignments, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kocyigitt@msn.com

Office Hours

Friday 16:00 - 18:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 25 25 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 4 5 5 LO.2 4 4 LO.3 5 5 LO.4 5 4 LO.5 5 4 5 LO.6 5 4