COURSE SYLLABUS

THE PROBLEMS OF TAFSEER METHODOLOGY

1	Course Title:	THE PROBLEMS OF TAFSEER METHODOLOGY
2	Course Code:	İLA3373
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi SELAHATTİN ÖZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	selahattinoz@uludag.edu.tr 0224 243 10 66-60303, B.U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	We aim to bring to the students accumulation of knowledge and ways of solution needed in the solving the problems and answering the questions regarding the Qur'an which they may encounter in the career and academic, by teaching them the problems of Tafseer Methodology currently emerged and different methodological approaches in the solution of problems.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Realize the Tafseer Methodology problems of nowadays in understanding and interpreting the Qur’an;
2	Understand the methodological approach in solving the Tafseer Methodology problems;
3	Karşılaşılan sorunları çözümlemede ihtiyacı olan bilgi birikimini ve çözümleme yollarını kazanabilme;
4	Know the academic activities produced by the Mufassirs in order to interpret Qur’an within the framework of the problems and needs of this era;
5	Understand in general and with their particular characteristic the specific and broad methods used in these activities;
6	Understand systematically the Tafseer Methodology problems with the aspect of method and content;
7	Build strong bridges between the classic and the modern approaches;
8	Read and interpret properly the modern approaches, point of views and valuations;
9	Achieve the skill to present to the modern world the high moral and spiritual values brought by the Qur’an;
10	Be able to answer the religious issues faced during their professional life;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Meaning of Tafseer and Methodology
2	The Main resources of Tafseer Methodology
3	The Conceptual Framework of the Quranic Literature
4	The activities related to textualization of the Qurân
5	The writing, gathering, reproduction (copying) and accentuation of the Qurân
6	Seven Letters and Qiraat (seven ways of reciting the Qur’ân)
7	Written examination
8	Written examination
9	Assessment of homeworks
10	The sciences concerning literal/word of the Quran
11	The sciences concerning meaning of the Qurân
12	The sciences concerned with historical content
13	Exegesis of the Qurân and methods of exegesis
14	General evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. M. Sait Şimşek, Günümüz Tefsir Problemleri, İstanbul 2009 2. M. Sait Şimşek, Kur’ân Kıssalarına Giriş, İstanbul 1993 3. M. Sait Şimşek, Kur’ân’da İki Mesele: Müteşabih-Nesh, İstanbul 1987 4. İsmail Cerrahoğlu, Tefsir Tarihi, I-II, Ankara 1996 5. Fazlurrahman, İslam ve Çağdaşlık, Ankara 1996 6. J.J.G. Jansen, Kur’ân’a Bilimsel, Filolojik, Pratik Yaklaşımlar, Ankara 1993 7. al-Qasimi, Tefsir İlminin Temel Meseleleri, İstanbul 1990 8. Celal Kırca, İlimler ve Yorumlar Açısından Kur’ân’a Yönelişler, İstanbul tsz. 9. Kur’ân’ı Anlamada Tarihsellik Sorunu Sempozyumu, Bursa 2005 10. Mehmet Paçacı, İslami Bilimde Metodoloji Sorunu, Ankara 1991 11. Mehmet Soysaldı, Kur’an’ı Anlama Metodolojisi, Ankara 2001 12. al-Suyuti, al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur’an, İstanbul 1987
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