COURSE SYLLABUS

MUTAZILA KALAM LITERATURE

1	Course Title:	MUTAZILA KALAM LITERATURE
2	Course Code:	TIB6129
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:	Prof. Dr. ORHAN ŞENER KOLOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	Pof. Dr. Ahmet Saim Kılavuz Prof. Dr. Tevfik Yücedoğru Prof. Dr. Cağfer Karadaş Doç. Dr. Ulvi Murat Kılavuz Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muhammet Koçak
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	orhankologlu@hotmail.com, okologlu@uludag.edu.tr 0224 243 10 66-60143, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Students have the knowledge about the Mutazili theological literature and have the ability to make inferences from this works.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Investigation of research and interpretation ability to solve a problem Field knowledge acquisition Scientific competence in the field Gaining analytical thinking ability and providing the necessary infrastructure

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students can recognize Mutazili theological literature and its characteristics.;
2	Can explain the place of Mutazili theological literature in the whole theological literature.;
3	Can analyze Mutazili theological texts.;
4	Can make inferences from Mutazili theological texts about the present.;
5	Can generate ideas about the basics of rational thought in Islam.;
6	Can comprehend the relationship between reason and revealed law in religious thought.;
7	Can think about theological issues in a systematic and coherent way.;
8	Can present original comments on religious scriptures.;
9	Can make further discussions in theology.;
10	Can develop apological approaches in religious thought.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Mutazili kalam literature.
2	The structure of Mutazili theological works.
3	Early Mutazili theological works.
4	Late (post-systematization period) Mutazili theological works.
5	The methodology in Mutazili theological works.
6	Literature of Mutazili refutations.
7	Mutazili heresiographical works.
8	Mughni of Qadi Abd al-Jabbar and selected fragments from it.
9	Other works of Qadi Abd al-Jabbar.
10	Ta‘liq of Masnkdim Shashdew and selected fragments from it.
11	Majmu of Ibn Mattawayh and selected fragments from it.
12	Selected fragments from the works of Abu Rashid al-Nisaburi.
13	Selected fragments from the works of Ibn al-Malahimi.
14	Selected fragments from Shii-Mutazili Works.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Orhan Şener Koloğlu, Cübbailer’in Kelam Sistemi, İstanbul 2011. 2. Orhan Şener Koloğlu, Mutezile’nin Felsefe Eleştirisi, Bursa 2011. 3. Ebü’l-Hüseyin Hayyat, İntisar, Kahire 1957. 4. Kadı Abdülcebbar, Muğni, Kahire 1954-1967. 5. İbnü’l-Melahimi, el-Faik fi Usuli’d-Din, Tahran 2006. 6. Marife Dergisi, Mutezile özel sayısı, Konya 2001. 7. Ebu Reşid en-Nisaburi, Mesailü’l-Hilaf, Kahire 1975. 8. TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, Mutezile maddesi.
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	Open-ended evaluation method will be applied.
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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