COURSE SYLLABUS

FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS IN ISLAM

1	Course Title:	FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS IN ISLAM
2	Course Code:	İLA1009
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
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:	Doç. Dr. ULVİ MURAT KILAVUZ
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Cağfer Karadaş, Doç. Dr. Tevfik Yücedoğru, Doç. Dr. Orhan Ş. Koloğlu
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	umkilavuz@uludag.edu.tr , 0224 243 10 66-60143, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To give information about the principles of Islamic creed; to provide the skill of evaluating the credal issues in light of these principles and using this information in contemporary conditions.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To comprehend the place and importance of religion and sense of belief in human life.;
2	To realize the pivotal role of faith in Islam.;
3	To explain the main characteristics of Islamic creeds.;
4	To obtain sound and enough knowledge about the concept of God in Islam.;
5	To apprehend the place of prophethood in religion and fundamentals of a sound concept of prophethood.;
6	To gain knowledge about angels and other unseen beings, and to recognize improper convictions about them.;
7	To realize the unity of fundamental messages of all holy boks, and to compare the Qur’an with the others in terms of contents and characteristics.;
8	To gain knowledge about the afterlife and its stages.;
9	To present ideas about the effects of belief in afterlife on human life.;
10	To examine the issue of human freedom in terms of belief in predestination.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Definition of religion, its essence and sociological aspect.
2	The place of Islam among other religions, its characteristics, aims, and goals.
3	The place of creed in religion, and characteristics of Islamic creed.
4	The sources of Islamic creed.
5	The matter of faith, and its implications on individual and the society.
6	Belief in God, His existence and uniqueness.
7	The names and attributes of God.
8	Fate and predestination, and the problems of human acts and human freedom in this context.
9	The importance of prophethood; the need to prophets, their attributes and miracles.
10	Belief in holy books; the concept of holy scripture; the revelation as a means of communication between God and man.
11	The place of the Qur’an among other holy boks and its characteristics.
12	The unseen beings: Angel, genie, satan, and spirit.
13	The hereafter; the intermediate realm; the stages of afterlife.
14	Heaven and hell; the vision of God.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. B. Topaloğlu, İlyas Çelebi, Y. Şevki Yavuz İslâm’da İnanç Esasları, İstanbul 2004 2. Cağfer Karadaş, İslâm’ın İnanç Yapısı - Ana Esaslar -, Bursa 2006 3. Bekir Topaloğlu, Allah İnancı, İstanbul 2008 4. Halife Keskin, İslâm Düşüncesinde Kader ve Kaza, İstanbul 1997 5. Salih Sabri Yavuz, İslâm Düşüncesinde Nübüvvet, İstanbul ts. 6. Yener Öztürk, Kur’ân’da Ahiret: İmkânı ve Lüzumu Açısından, İstanbul 2001 7. Ali Erbaş, Melekler Âlemi/İlahi Dinlerde Melek İnancı, İstanbul 2012 8. Toshihiko Izutsu, İslâm Düşüncesinde İman Kavramı, İstanbul 2005
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
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