COURSE SYLLABUS

SYSTEMATIC ISLAMIC THEOLOGY I

1	Course Title:	SYSTEMATIC ISLAMIC THEOLOGY I
2	Course Code:	ILH3083
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	4
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:	Prof. Dr. ORHAN ŞENER KOLOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. A. Saim Kılavuz, Prof. Dr. Cağfer Karadaş, Doç. Dr. Tevfik Yücedoğru, Yard. Doç. Dr. U. Murat Kılavuz
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 detailed knowledge about the concepts of faith, ilâhiyyât and nubuwwât; have ability to develop the right approaches in these subjects.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students can have detailed knowledge about the basic principles of Islam.;;
2	Can distinguish between the right and heretic opinions in credo.;;
3	Can identify the link of the credal principles with other religious principles.;;
4	Can analyze the theological problems.;;
5	Can comprehend the different theological approaches.;;
6	Can conciliate the different theological approaches.;;
7	Can make further discussions in theological matters.;;
8	Can present original comments on the relationship between God and human.;;
9	Can analyze the classical sources of Islamic theology.;;
10	Can have the ability to offer the solutions to the contemporary theological problems.;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Concept of faith (iman); definition of faith
2	Other concepts related to the concept of faith: Islam, kufr, nifaq, shirk, fisq, irtidad.
3	The necessity of belief in God.
4	God’s existence.
5	The Attributes of God.
6	The relationship between essence and attributes.
7	The Most beautiful names (al-Asma al-Husna).
8	The Belief in fate and predestination.
9	The problem of human freedom.
10	Other issues related to ilahiyat: Husn-qubh, wise purpose (hikma and illa), laying insupportable duty (taklif ma la yutak), the appointed time (ajal), sustenance (rizq).
11	The belief in prophets and the need to the prophethood.
12	Other issues related to the prophethood and miracle.
13	The belief in holy books.
14	Quran and other holy boks.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. A. Saim Kılavuz, Anahatlarıyla İslâm Akaidi ve Kelâm’a Giriş, İstanbul, 2004. 2. Mevlüt Özler, İslâm Düşüncesinde Tevhid, İstanbul,1995. 3. Şerafeddin Gölcük ve Süleyman Toprak, Kelâm, Konya, 1998. 4. Bekir Topaloğlu, Allah’ın Varlığı (Isbâtı Vâcib), Ankara, 1995. 5. S. Sabri Yavuz, İslâm Düşncesinde Nübüvvet, İstanbul, 2005. 6. Abdülgaffar Aslan, İslâm’da Peygamberlik, Ankara, 2009. 7. Toshihiko Izutsu, İslâm Düşüncesinde İman Kavramı, İstanbul, 2000. 8. Cağfer Karadaş, Zaman-Mekan İçinde İnsan ve Kaderi, Bursa, 2009.
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