COURSE SYLLABUS

SUFI INTERPRETATION OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS

1	Course Title:	SUFI INTERPRETATION OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS
2	Course Code:	İLA4342
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
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 Muhammet Zinnur Kanık
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	atek@uludag.edu.tr , 0224 243 10 66-60164, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To analyse the contribution of sufi interpretation on the religious texts and to show varieties in this field.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To comprehend and analyse religious texts. ;;
2	To evaluate cognitive contribution of sufi thought on the religious texts. ;;
3	To know sufi meanings that contributes in the religious texts.;;
4	To analyse interpretation of religious texts in terms of Sufism.;;
5	To compare similarities and differences between classical sufi books and religious texts.;;
6	To acknowledge the literature that is constituted by sufi thought in the religious texts.;;
7	To study the relationship between philosophical interpretation and religious thought.;;
8	To analyse the criticisms that are directed to sufi interpretations. ;;
9	To analyse the reflections of sufi thought in the modern world.;;
10	To evaluate the religious texts epistemologically.;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The basic features of sufi texts.
2	The effects of sufi interpretation on Tafsir.
3	The content of işari tafsir.
4	The Quranic essentials of sufi interpretation.
5	The methods of işari interpretation.
6	The language, symbols and terminology used in sufi tafsir.
7	The literature of sufi tafsir.
8	The sufi interpretations in Hadis.
9	The prophet sayings in the sufi culture.
10	The examples of sufi interpretation in Hadis.
11	Sufi comments in Hadis.
12	The problematic narratives in the sufi books.
13	The basic sources of sufis in the interpretation of the prophet sayings.
14	To evaluate the modern studies in the sufi interpretations.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Pierre Lory, Kaşânî’ye Göre Kur’ân’ın Tasavvufî Tefsiri, (trc. S. Kılıç), İstanbul 2001. 2. Abdülhakim Yüce, Razi’nin Tefsirinde Tasavvuf, İzmir 1996. 3. Mehmet Okuyan, Necmüddin Daye ve Tasavvufi Tefsiri, İstanbul 2001. 4. Bursevî, Ruhu’l-beyân, İstanbul 2009. 5. Hasan Kamil Yılmaz, Tasavvufî Hadis Şerhleri ve Konevî’nin Kırk Hadis Şerhi, İstanbul 1990. 6. Muhittin Uysal, Tasavvuf Kültüründe Hadis, Konya 2001. 7. Seyit Avcı, İbnü’l-Arabî’nin Hadis Anlayışı, Konya 2005. 8. Ali Vasfi Kurt, Endülüste Hadis ve İbn Arabî, İstanbul 1998.
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