COURSE UNIT TITLE

: KALAM PREPARATORY PERIOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 5167 KALAM PREPARATORY PERIOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT MEMIŞ

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To learn the emergence and development of the science of Kalam (Islamic Theology), considering all its historical conditions, and to prepare the ground for understanding of systematic Kalam s subjects correctly.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students, will have information about the structure of the pre-Islamic Arab society thought and religious structure.
2   will have information on the religious thought of Judaism, and on their relationship with the Muslims, in the early period of Islam.
3   will have information on the religious thought of Christianity, and on their relationship with the Muslims, in the early period of Islam.
4   will have information on the impact of the Gnostic thought and Greek Philosophy on the Islamic Theology.
5   will gain the opportunity to see the impact of the historical and sociological conditions on the science of Kalam.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Structure of thought of the pre-Islamic Arab society-I
2 The Structure of thought of the pre-Islamic Arab society-II
3 The first theological relations between Muslims and Jews-I
4 The first theological relations between Muslims and Jews-II
5 The first theological relations between Muslims and Christians-I
6 The first theological relations between Muslims and Christians-II
7 Jews and Christians in the Qur an
8 Muslims and The Greek Philosophy: Naturalistic School
9 Muslims and The Greek Philosophy: the systematists
10 Muslims and The Greek Philosophy:The School of Stoa
11 The relationships between Muslims and Gnostics
12 Islam and the Old Persian Religions
13 Islam and the Indian Cultural Environment
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. M.M.Şerif, Islâm Düşüncesi Tarihi I-IV
2. Neşet Çağatay, Islam Öncesi Arap Tarihi ve Cahiliye Çağı
3. Zekiye Sönmez, Islam ın ortaya çıktığı Dönemde Arap Yarımadasında Hıristiyanlık
4. Kitab-ı Mukaddes
References:
Other Sources:
1. Macit Gökberk, Felsefe Tarihi
2. DIA, ilgili maddeler.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research ,question and answer, assignment and practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 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)

murat.memis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, between 2.00-4.00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 23 23
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.12
LO.22
LO.32
LO.42
LO.5222

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