COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC SUFISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILT 4019 ISLAMIC SUFISM COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HIMMET KONUR

Offered to

Theology

Course Objective

To have knowledge about Sufism as a science related to inward and moral aspects of
religion. To know the foundation of sufism on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Learning of the
institutionalization of sufism and its institutions. To comprehend the view of sufism
on knowledge, being and human. To know the human's inner world and the religious
concepts concerned with this world. To learn how to develop spiritual and moral states
of people. To recognize the impact of sufism in Muslim societies. Understanding that
religion is not just shape. Thus, to have a respectful perspective towards different
feelings, thoughts and beliefs in social life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Students will comprehend the place of sufism in Islam, Qur'an and Sunnah and learn the certain definitions of sufism and know the similarities and differences of sufism with the other mystical movements.
2   2. They will comprehend the relitionship between sufism and other Islamic sciences and its own unique characteristics.
3   3. They will comprehend the man's inner world and the religious concepts concerned with this.
4   4. They will learn how to develop spiritual and moral standpoints of people and understand the reasons for the deversity of mystical practices.
5   5. They will explain the institutionalization of sufi thought and recognize the major sufi intitutions and properties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Definition of Tasawwuf 2. Tasawwuf and Other Disciplines
2 3. Mysticism and Tasawwuf 4. Periods of Sufi History: Ascetic Period
3 5. Periods of Sufi History: Sufî Period 5. Periods of Sufi History: Sufi Orders I
4 7. Periods of Sufi History: Sufi Orders II 8. Mid-Term
5 9. Institutions of Sufism and Their Social Functions 10. Sufi Concepts
6 11. Being and human in Tasavvuf 12. The Role of Sufism in the Spreading of Islam
7 13. The Last Two Centuries of Sufism 14. Overview
8 15. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. ed. Himmet Konur, Tasavvuf, ILITAM, Izmir, 2013.
2. Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatlar, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul
2007.

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 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) 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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

himmet.konur@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 12 12
Reading 10 6 60
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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