COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SIRAH (AR)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3107 CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SIRAH (AR) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GENÇ

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

To enable students to have knowledge about the modern approaches of sirah authors to the Prophetic biography; to learn the well-known sirah authors and their studies; to get knowledge about the contemporary sirah studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will get knowledge about the modern approaches of contemporary sirah authors
2   Will learn the sirah authors and their studies and methods.
3   Will comprehend that related narratives should be understood in the context of co-text (siyaq) and preceding (sibaq)
4   Will see the the causes of mistakes in sirah writing
5   Will get knowledge main concepts and the sources of the subject.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Traditional method in Sirah writing
2 The dilemma of traditional method in Sirah writing
3 Modern Approcahes to Sirah Writing
4 The dilemma of Modern Approaches in Sirah Writing
5 Source issue in Sirah writin
6 Inadequacy of primary sources
7 Covering the life of Prophet Muhammad with miracles
8 Midterm exam
9 Not noticing the enthusiasm and effort of Prophet Muhammad
10 Approaches of Orientalists to Sirah sources
11 Qaitani s study
12 The dilemma of Qaitani
13 Watt s Sirah studies
14 Consistency of Watt
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

AHMED Cevdet Paşa,
- Kısas-ı Enbiya ve Tevarih-i Hulefa, I-II, Istanbul 1976.
CANAN, Ibrahim,
- Hz. Peygamber in Sünnetinde Terbiye, Ankara 1980.
ÇAĞATAY, Neşet,
- Islâm Öncesi Arap Tarihi ve Cahiliye Çağı, Ankara 1982
FAYDA, Mustafa,
- Islâmiyetin Güney Arabistan a Yayılışı, Ankara 1982;
- "Âişe", DIA, Istanbul 1989;
HAMIDULLAH, Muhammed,
- Islâm Peygamberi, Çev: Salih Tuğ, Istanbul 1980;
- Mecmuatü l-Vesâiki s-Siyâsiyye Li l-Ahdi n-Nebevi ve l-Hilafeti r-Raşide, Beyrut 1985;
- el-Vesâiku s-Siyâsiyye, Kahire 1941;
- Islâm da Devlet Idaresi, Çev: Kemal Kuşçu, Ankara 1979;
- Islâm a Giriş, Çev: Kemal Kuşçu, Ankara, b.t.y. (5. baskı).
el-KETTÂNÎ, Muhammed b. Cafer b. Idrîs Abdulhay b. Rabbânî (1345/1927),
- et-Terâtibu l-Idâriyye, I-II, Fas, b.t.y.
NEDVÎ, Mevlânâ Seyyid Suleyman,
- Asr-ı Saadet, Çev: Ömer Rıza, I-V, Istanbul 1978.

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

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.genc@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 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

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