COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BATINIYYAH IN THE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3283 BATINIYYAH IN THE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HALIL OCAK

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

The aim is to provide an understanding of the place, influence, and significance of Batinism within Islamic thought, which has been influential in human thought throughout history.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They understand that the original source of Batinism lies in non-Islamic elements.
2   They grasp the place of Batinism within Islamic thought.
3   They learn how Batinist thought interprets sacred texts by using example passages.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Hermetism, Gnostisism, Orphism and Qabbala in Islamic Tough
2 Early Sects of Batıniyye
3 Shia and Batıniyye
4 Early Ismailyye
5 Ismailiyye and Fatimi's
6 Nizari and Mustali in Ismailiyye
7 Tevil-tenzil and zahir-batın
8 Batıniyye's doctrine arguments
9 Comparison of Worship Practices in Batini Sects
10 Batıniyye and othor
11 Batıniyye and political Authorities
12 methods of Batıniyye in Islamic Faith
13 some exam about texts of hurufis
14 Critiques of Batinism: The Examples of Al-Ghazali and Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Mustafa Öz, Şiilik ve Kolları, Istanbul 2011.
2. Farhad Daftary, Ismaililer Tarihi ve öğretileri-, (çev. Erdal Toprak), Ankara 2002.
3. Mustafa Öztürk, Kuran ve Aşırı Yorum -Tefsirde Bâtınilik ve Bâtıni Tevil Geleneği-, Ankara 2003.
4. Cemil Sarıcı, Kadı Abdülcebbar'ın Batınilik Eleştirisi, (Dokrora Tezi)
5. Imam Gazzali, Batıniliğin Içyüzü, çev. Avni Ilhan
6. Şeyza Çokşen, Selçuklular Çağında Batınilik, Karmatiler Örneği (Yüksek Lisans Tezi)
7. Ramazan Gündüz, Gazzali'nin Batınilerle Mücadelesinin Kelami Tahlili, (Doktora Tezi)
8. Berna Tekev, Batıni Mezheplerde Ibadet, (Yüksek Lisans Tezi)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Explanation, Discussion, Q&A

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

Students learn about Batıniyye in Islamic Tuogh

Assessment Criteria

Midterm performance of the students, homework and final exam performance with the lesson

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halil.ocak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

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

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