COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MATURIDITE AND ASH'ARI

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6505 MATURIDITE AND ASH'ARI ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUSTAFA BILAL ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To provide to understand and evaluate Islamic belief sytem. To have deeply information about two major theological schools of Ahl al-Sunnah, in their literature and present thoughts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students, will have information about the position of Maturidism and Asharite in Islamic cultur.
2   will have information on the important scholars of Maturidism and Asharite.
3   will have information on the forms of understanding and interpretation of religion in Maturidism and Asharite.
4   will evaluate the disagreements between these two schools and the other sects.
5   will have information about the contrubution of Mâturidism and Asharite to the Kalam in the history.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical background of Maturidism
2 The Theology of Maturidism: Historical Frame
3 Historical background of Asharite
4 The Theology of Maturidism: Historical Frame
5 Classical Sources on conflict between Maturidism and Asharite
6 General Structure of conflict between Maturidism and Asharite
7 Conflict between Maturidism and Asharite: the Problem of the Authority of Reason
8 Conflict between Maturidism and Asharite: The Classification of Divine Attributes
9 Conflict between Maturidism and Asharite: Wisdom in Divine acts
10 Conflict between Maturidism and Asharite: Acts of Human-beings
11 Conflict between Maturidism and Asharite: The Nature of Faith
12 Conflict between Maturidism and Asharite: Some Disscussions on the Faith
13 Today s the Kalam of Ahl al-Sunnah
14 Future's the Kalam of Ahl al-Sunnah

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. Mehmet Baktır, "Mütekaddimun Selefiyye ve Metod Anlayışı", Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2004, cilt: VIII, sayı: 2, ss. 25-48.
2. Binyamin Abrahamov, Islâm Kelâmı, çev. Emine Buket Sağlam, Istanbul 2010.
3. Murat Memiş, Ehl-i Sünnet'te Farklılaşma, Izmir 2011.
4. Diyanet Islâm Ansiklopedisi maddeleri: Selefiyye, Ibn Teymiyye, Matüridi, Ebu'l-
Hasen el-Eş'arî vd.
5. M. Said Özervarlı, "Ehl-i Sünneti Meydana Getiren ana Mezheplerin Temel Itikâdî
Düşüncesi", Tarihte ve Günümüzde Ehl-i Sünnet [Ilmi toplantı, Istanbul, 2004], 2006,
sayı, ss. 119-140.
6. Mevlüt Özler, Ehl-i Sünnet-Ehl-i Bid'at, Ankara 2010.

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 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

Midterm and Final Exam:
In Mid-term and final exam, the students are asked questions in classical style about the resources, the schools, the scholars of the History of Islamic Theology and literature and their salient features.

Homework:
The student prepares a composition about the resources, the schools, the scholars of the History of Islamic Theology, and then presents this composition in printed output.

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term, homework assignment 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)

mbilal.ozturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, between 10.00-12.00 am

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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