COURSE SYLLABUS

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC SECTS

1	Course Title:	COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC SECTS
2	Course Code:	TIB6157
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Mehmet ÇELENK
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Çelenk mecelenk@hotmail.com uludağ üniversitesi ilahiyat fakültesi 2431066-60172
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the differences between content, development, dissemination and propaganda mechanisms of Islamic Sects.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Provides the ability to reach and interpret information about the field of study.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Student comprehends the concept of sect in Islamic thought tradition.;
2	Students learn about different theories and practices developed by different sects around the same subject.;
3	Students learn the differences between the development, propagation and propaganda mechanisms of sects.;
4	Students comprehend to what extent the conflicts and struggles developing around sectarian identities have real value and the possibility of solving the crises in this direction.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Relationship between Religion and Sect
2	The reality of sect in human and Divine religions
3	The phenomenon of sect in Islamic thought tradition and its reasons for sectarianism
4	Major Sects in Islam: Khawarij, Ahl al-Sunnah, Shia
5	The relationship between the sect and goverments Political influence in the spread of sects The spreading adventure of Ahl al-Sunnah
6	Shia as a pioneer of political religion interpretation
7	The main reasons of Sunni-Shiite division
8	Differences between Sunni-Shiite religious conception
9	The Problem of Caliphate and the differences in interpretation and Comparison of the imamate theories of Khawaric, Sunni and Shia.
10	Social structuring and cultural effects: Ulama imagination in the Sunni and Shia world
11	Sunni-Shia differentiation in terms of practical religiosity and institutional structuring
12	Public Religiosity, Sufism in the Sunni world and the Shrine visitations in the Shia world
13	Sunnism and Shiism in terms of regional domination struggle
14	New tendencies during the Arab Spring and Sectarian rivalry and its effects

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ebu Mansur Abdulkadir el-Bağdadi, Mezhepler Arasındaki Farklar, Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. Şehristanî, El-Milel ve’n-Nihel, Dinler, Mezhepler ve Felsefi Sistemler, trc. Mustafa Öz, T.Y.E.K, 2015. Ethem Ruhi Fığlalı, Günümüz İslam Mezhepleri, İzmir İlahiyat Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. Hasan Onat/ Sönmez Kutlu, İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi El Kitabı, Grafiker Yayınları, 2013. Sönmez, Kutlu, İslam Düşüncesinde İlk Gelenekçiler- Hadis Taraftarlarının İman Anlayışı Bağlamında Bir Zihniyet Analizi, Kitabiyat, Ankara 2000. Veysi, Ünverdi, İmamiyye Şia’sının İmamet Anlayışının Eleştirisi-Kadı Abdülcabbar Örneği, Endülüs yayınları, İstanbul 2020. Mehmet, Evkuran, İslam Kelamında Zihniyetler ( Maturidilik, Eşarilik ve Selefilik Üzerine Tezler), Ankara Okulu Yayınları, 2019.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Classical Exam
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High