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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İLA210B3Compulsory244
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Externality in order to identify the main veins of the ideas produced in the history of Islam. It is to deal with the general religious movements such as Murjie, Mutezile and Shia in terms of their characteristics and their effects on the social field with their theological thoughts.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Mehmet Sever
Learning Outcomes
1Knows the factors affecting the emergence of sects
2Knows the distinctive characteristics of the mentality of Harijites
3Knows contributions of Murcia to Islamic Thought
4Knows the evidence of Shiism on imamat
5Knows Mutazilite and Islamic rationalism in general terms
6Knows who is included in the Ahl as-Sunnah and what are the differences within these schools.
7Knows the factors affecting the mentality of contemporary movements. Learns the special features of the groups included in the contemporary movements.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
It is discussed what the phenomenon of sect is, and according to which motives the formations described as Islamic sects are categorized. The formation and development stages of sects in the historical process are examined in the context of historical, socio-cultural, social, creed and political aspects. Considering the historical formation process, sects; 1- Externality 2-Murcie 3-Mutazilites 4-Shia 5-Imamiyye 6-Zaydiyya 7-Ismailism 8-Ahl as-Sunnah 9-Maturidism 10-Ash'arilik 11- Fiqh Schools of Ahl as-Sunnah are described sequentially
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The purpose of the definition of the history of Islamic sects
2Social and political structure in the Islamic world in the process affecting the emergence of sects and the events affecting the formation of Islamic sects
3emergence of kharijite and basic view
4emergence of Mürcie and basic view
5The emergence and basic views of Mutezile
6The birth of Shi'ism, the first Shiite ideas and the first Shiite movements
7Theory of İmamet
8First Exam
9Zaydiism and its views
10The formation process of Ismailiyya
11The formation process and basic views of Ahl as-Sunnah
12Maturidism historical process and ideas
13The history of the apostolic process and its basic ideas
14Fiqh Schools of Ahl as-Sunnah
15final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Ethem Ruhi Fığlalı, Çağımızda İtikadi İslam Mezhepleri; Hasan Onat-Sönmez Kutlu, İslam Mezhepler Tarihi; Mehmet Saffet Sarıkaya-Mehmet Ümit, İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination14040
Final Examination18080
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High