COURSE SYLLABUS

MODERN METHODOLOGY OF QUR'AN COMMENTARY

1	Course Title:	MODERN METHODOLOGY OF QUR'AN COMMENTARY
2	Course Code:	TIB6108
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi MUSTAFA BİLGİN
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mustafa BİLGİN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mustafa BİLGİN musbil@hotmail.com 0224 243 10 66-60124, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To understand the modern tafsir trends with all dimensions in terms of methodology of tafsir.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Comprehend about the influences of modernity on the science of tafsir.;
2	Get to know the modern tafsir trends. ;
3	Obtain knowledge about the processors of emergence of modern tafsir trends. ;
4	Recognize the methodological and contextual problems of modern tafsir Works. ;
5	Determine the positive and negative aspects of modern tafsir trends. ;
6	Make remarks on classical culture of tafsir. ;
7	Make assessments about the modern tafsir trends. ;
8	Compare the modern tafsir trends. ;
9	Know about modern tafsir sources in methodology and content. ;
10	Evaluate the modern tafsir trends in methodology and content with scientific criteria. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Qur’an, tafsir and modernity (Influence of modernity upon Qur’an commentary)
2	Systematized and systematizing modern trends in Qur’an interpretation
3	Problems of the modern trends in methodology and content
4	A general outlook on the modern methodology of interpretation
5	Interpretation of the Qur’an by basic Islamic sciences (Revision of classical culture of interpretation)
6	Interpretation of the Qur’an by religious sciences (Examination of religious facts on the basis of religious sciences)
7	Interpretation of the Qur’an by natural sciences (School of scientific interpretation and its method)
8	Interpretation of the Qur’an by linguistics (School of literary interpretation)
9	Interpretation of the Qur’an by linguistics (Approaches based on linguistics and semantics)
10	Interpretation of the Qur’an in a modernist approach
11	Interpretation of the Qur’an in heretical approaches
12	Thematical interpretation of the Qur’an
13	Debates on historicity and universality of the Qur’an (Changeables and unchangeables of the interpretation)
14	Hermeneutical interpretation of the Qur’an

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Nasir Abd al-Karim al-Akl, al-Madrasa al-Aqliyya al-Hadisa fi Daw‘ al-Aqida, (unpublished M.A. thesis, advisor: Abd al-Rahman Umayra, Riyad 1399 h. 2. al-Jawhari, al-Qur’an wa-l-Ulum al-‘Asriyya, Egypt 1951. 3. Hind Chalabi, al-Tafsir al-‘Ilmi li-l-Qur’an al-Karim, Tunus 1985 4. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, al-Ittijah al-‘Aqli fi al-Tafsir, Beirut 1982 5. Mustafa Muhammad al-Hadidi al-Tayr,, Ittijah al-Tafsir fi l-‘Asr al-Hadis, Beirut 1974 6. Muhammad Ahmad Khalafullah, al-Qur’an wa-Mushkilat Hayatiya al-Mu’asira, Cairo 1967 7. Muhammad Mahmud al-Hijazi, al-Wahdat al-Mawdu’iyya fi l-Qur’an al-Karim, Cairo 1390 h.
24	Assesment

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