The Ideological Foundation of Islam Political Thoughts I
Political and Social Sciences
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| The Ideological Foundation of Islam Political Thoughts I | SSM529 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Adem ÇAYLAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Enable students to learn the philosophical foundations and the founding elements of Islamic political thought.
2) Understand how Islam, as a religion, has undergone a transformation in the historical process of political, political, and power relations.
3) Recognize the importance of East and Islamic thought in the formation of political ideas.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
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| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
In this course, firstly it will be analyzed with the theoretical content of politics, political thought, political trends, political ideologies, East-West, Orientalism, Occidentalism concept and concept sets. Then, the basic and general principles of Islamic political thought from the perspective of Qur'an and Sunnah will be analyzed in the formation of political reason and thought in Islam. The political developments of the Prophet Muhammad and its followers (the first four caliphs, Sunni Umayyad and Abbasi property and rulership and Shiite households and political structures) will also be examined. The pre-Islamic social, economic and political structure and historical background of the emerging political geography of Islam (such as Mesopotamia, Arabian Peninsula, Persian Empire, Egyptian and Byzantine Empire) will also be examined within the context of the course.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required