COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLASSICAL SUFI TEXTS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 5155 CLASSICAL SUFI TEXTS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HIMMET KONUR

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To read, understand and eveluate the Sufi texts

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student recognizes the major classics of Sufism
2   He reads, understands and explains the Sufi texts written in Arabic
3   He reads and understands Sufism terminologies from the main sources
4   He reads and learns the life stories of Sufi figures from the main sources
5   He recognizes relations of the texts in question each other and their differences

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Sufi classics and biographical works
2 2. Sufi classics and biographical works
3 3. Muhâsibî and er-Riâye
4 4. Muhâsibî and er-Riâye
5 5. Hakîm Tirmizî and Hatmü'l-Velâye
6 6. Hakîm Tirmizî and Hatmü'l-Velâye
7 7. Serrâc and el-Lüma'
8 8. Serrâc and el-Lüma'
9 9. Kelâbâzî and et-Ta'arruf
10 10. Kelâbâzî and et-Ta'arruf
11 11. Ebu Tâlib el-Mekkî and Kûtü'l-Kulûb
12 12. Ebu Tâlib el-Mekkî and Kûtü'l-Kulûb
13 13. Sülemî and Tabakatu's-Sûfiyye
14 14. Sülemî and Tabakatu's-Sûfiyye

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
1- Muhâsibî, er-Riâye.
2- Hakîm Tirmizî, Hatmü'l-Evliyâ.
3- Serrâc, el-Lüma'.
4- Kelâbâzî, et-Ta'arruf.
5- Ebu Tâlib el-Mekkî, Kûtü'l-Kulûb.
6- Sülemî, Tabakatu's-Sûfiyye.

Other Course Materials:
Ottoman-Turkish Dictionary
Arabic-Turkish Dictionary
Persian-Turkish Dictionary
Dictionaries about the terminologies of Sufism

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The students solve/translate the texts before the course with the help of dictionary. Then the texts is read and explained mutual during the course

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Reading and understanding of the the texts correctly will be measured in the mid-term and final exams. Active participation to the lecture will be awarded according to student preparations and readiness for the texts.

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

himmet.konur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 179

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.14
LO.23
LO.34
LO.42
LO.53

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