COURSE SYLLABUS

QUR’AN AS A SOURCE OF SIRAH: MECCA PERIOD

1	Course Title:	QUR’AN AS A SOURCE OF SIRAH: MECCA PERIOD
2	Course Code:	ITS5125
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi İLHAMİ ORUÇOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	orucoglu@uludag.edu.tr 0224 243 10 66 - 60216, B.U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To introduce the verses give place or point the events of Siyer which means Hz Muhammad’s life’s Mecca period and to give a perspective to understand and evaluate these verses with their revelation reasons.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To be able to follow innovations and apply them in the field by using the competence of collecting information, researching and analyzing them.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the place and importance of Siyer in the history of Islam.;
2	To recognize the value of Holly Qur’an between the sources of Siyer. ;
3	To understand the quality of suras revealed at Mecca and verses.;
4	To recognize the suras and verses subjecting the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca;
5	To understand the suras and verses subjecting the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca.;
6	To compare the suras and verses subjecting the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca. ;
7	To analyze the suras and verses subjecting the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca.;
8	To know the classical and modern sources examining the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca in the light of the suras and verses.;
9	To criticize the classical approaches to the suras and verses subjecting the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca with scientific methods.;
10	To criticize the contemporary approaches to the suras and verses subjecting the situation of Hz Mohammed and Muslims in the period Mecca with scientific methods.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	A general look to the source of Siyer.
2	The importance and value of Qur’an as a source of Siyer.
3	The features of suras and verses revealed at Mecca.
4	Social, cultural and economic situation in the 7th century in the Arab peninsula.
5	Religions and beliefs existing in the 7th century in the Arab peninsula.
6	The chain of prophets and Hz Mohammed
7	The life of Hz Mohammed before risalet
8	The life of Hz Mohammed before risalet
9	The moral virtues of Hz Mohammed
10	Revelation and Hz Mohammed’s revelation experience
11	Methods of inviting to Islam.
12	The attitudes of pagans toward the invitation.
13	Ahl-i Kitab’s situation
14	Some qualities of Muslims.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. İbn-i Kesir, Tefsir`u`l- Kur`an`i`l-Azim, Beyrut 1987. 2. İzzet Derveze, et-Tefsiru'l-Hadis, I-VII, Ekin Yay., İstanbul 1998 3. Mevdudi, Ebu'l Ala, Tefhimu'l-Kur'an, I-VII, İnsan Yay., İstanbul 1986. 4. Mukâtil b. Süleymân, Tefsiru Mukâtil b. Süleymân, Beyrut 2003 5. Seyyid Kutub, Fî Zılâli’l-Kur’ân, Hikmet Yayınları 6. Taberî, İbn Cerîr et-Taberî, Tefsîr-i Taberî, tahkik: Mahmud Muhammed Şakir, Kahire
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	Classic exam
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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