Formative And Development Period Of Islamic Theology
Basic Islamic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formative And Development Period Of Islamic Theology | TIB135 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Recai ÇETRES
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Identifying the social and political event that is underlying on (formation) of the Islamic creed.
2) Learning the first theological problems during the analyze main texts
3) Introducing the basic factors of sectioning
4) Bringing students from an objective perspective thanks to comparing reading and analyzing
5) To review the first cores of essential problems like destiny, the attributes and creation of kalam/logos
6) To get a comprehensive and systematic knowledge about the formative and development period
7) Formation and development process of Islamic Kalâm
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 4 | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 6 | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 7 | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Kalam History
Course Contents
It will be examined the developments of kalam, terms, essential mutakallimin (theologians), kalam of ahl al-sunnah (authority), characters of muteahhirin (earliest) and muteahhirin (latest) kalam. After introducing the processes and circumstances that effect on the formation of kalam, early mutakallimin, the essence of kelam in its formation term, a contrast to kalam and its causes, the developments after completing the formations.
Weekly Schedule
1) First conflicts: Imamat/leadership and Destiny2) First theological sects: Kharijiyya and Shi‘a
3) Political events in the formation of Kharijiyya and Shi‘a
4) First Problems: Destiny and the situation of the committing a big sin
5) First Kharijiyya (Muhakkimet al-‘Ula)
6) First Shiite section and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
7) A modest comment: Murjia
8) mid-term exam
9) The rational comment on the creed: Mu‘tazila
10) The Formation of Mutazila and Basra School
11) Baghdat School: Scholars and Problems
12) A Comperative Reading: Two Risala of Destiny (Hasan al-Basri and İbn al-Hanefiyya)
13) Interaction between Ahl al-Hadith and Mutazila: Dissentting Literature
14) Developmental stages of Sunni Kalam
15) final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Brain Storming
5) Self Study
6) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
20% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required