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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Islamic Mysticism ILT410 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 2 Spring 6

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Abdullah KAHRAMAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Adalet ÇAKIR
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ali İhsan KILIÇ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Understanding the importance of Sufism in the context of Islamic thought
2) Making connections between the early period of sufism and the Prophetic times.
3) Making comparison between Prophetic experience and other mystical experiences.
4) Making comparison between sufistic experience and other mystical experiences.
5) Analyzing the philosophical thought of sufism
6) Evaluating the role of sufi orders within the social and political area.
7) Analayzing the impact od sufi thought in the west.
8) Producing new ideas on the impact of sufism within the Islamic context.
9) Analyzing the classical and modern sources of sufism.
10) Criticisng the new ideas within the sufi circles.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Bölümün/programın program yeterlilikleri sistemde olmadığından ilişkilendirme işlemi yapılamamıştır.

Mode of Delivery

e-course

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

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Course Contents

1 The definition of sufism, its subject and its purpose. 2 Sufism and mysticism 3 The place and importance of sufism within the Islamic thought. 4 The interaction of Sufism with other Islamic disciplines. 5 The period of asceticism and its characteristics. 6 The period of sufism. 7 Sufi schools. 8 The basic sufi concepts. 9 The literature of sufism. 10 The orthodox sufism and al-Ghazzali 11 The heterodox sufi gropus 12 Ibn al-Arabî and his teachings 13 The Akbarian school and its extensions 14 The illuminationist philosphy and its representatives

Weekly Schedule

1) The definition of sufism, the subject and its purpose
2) Sufism and mysticism
3) The place and importance of sufism within the İslamic tought
4) The interaction of Sufism with other İslamic disciplines
5) The period of asceticism and its characteristics.
6) The period of sufism and welknown sufis
7) Sufi schools and their representatives.
8) Visa exam
9) The basic of sufi concepts
10) The literature of sufism
11) The ortodox sufism an al-Ghazzali
12) The heterodox sufi groups
13) İbn al-Arabi and his teachings
14) The Akbarian school and its extensions
15) The illuminations philosophy and its representatives
16) Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Mustafa Kara, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, İst. Dergah Yay.,
2- A. Kynsh, Sufilerin Tarihine Farklı Bir Bakış Denemesi Sufilerin Tarihine Farklı Bir Bakış Denemesi, Nefes Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Case Study
6) Self Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required