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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ILA307B2Sufism ICompulsory353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To give information about the history of Sufism. To teach basic mystical concepts. To show the periods of Sufi history. To give information about Sufi orders and their practices. To give information about the formation and spread of Sufism.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Ahmet ÖZKAN
Learning Outcomes
1To have information about the periods of the history of Sufism.
2To learn the basic concepts of Sufism.
3To have knowledge about important mystics.
4To have information about important Sufi works.
5To know the important Sufi orders.
6To learn some practices of sects.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
No.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No.
Course Contents
Sufi history and thought.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Zuhd period and Kitabü'z-Zühd literature.
2The formation of Sufism and the first Sufi movements.
3Classical works of Sufism: Pre-Ghazali.
4Classical works of Sufism: Post-Ghazali.
5Basic mystical concepts I
6Basic mystical concepts II
7Basic mystical concepts III.
8Midterm Exam
9Zuhd era schools.
10Sufi period schools.
11The formation of Sufi sects.
12The first Sufi sects I
13The first Sufi sects II
14The first Sufi sects III
15An overview.
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, Osman Türer. Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar Tarihi, H. Kamil Yılmaz. Tasavvufun Oluşumu, Ahmet T. Karamustafa.
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)
No.
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Makeup Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination717
Individual Study for Final Examination111
Reading49149
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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LO2435353
LO3435353
LO4435353
LO5435353
LO6435353
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High