COURSE SYLLABUS

TEXTS IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS

1	Course Title:	TEXTS IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS
2	Course Code:	İLA4238
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
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 SÜLEYMAN SAYAR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Süleyman SAYAR
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The student reads sample text from Arabic literature that contains Muslim studies of religion in the Muslim traditions. In doing so, the student can develop his skill of using Arabic language and his information about the study of religion.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	He discerns Muslim literature of studies on religions and sects.;
2	He grasps Muslim view of other religions.;
3	He classifies Muslim studies of religion from descriptive, apologetical and theological points of view.;
4	He analyzes various approaches in a scholarly manner.;
5	He develops his skill of using Arabic language thanks to sample texts.;
6	He improves his knowledge on the history of religions and sects by means of information that are provided by sample texts. ;
7	He evaluates and compares classical views of Islamic literature from modern view of point.;
8	He can make new interpretation and explanation sensible to present day.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Evaluation of Sources
2	Ibn al Kalbî, Kitâb al Asnâm
3	Al Qâsim Ibn Ibrâhîm, Al Radd alâ’l Nasârâ. Abû Îsâ al Warrâk, Al Radd alâ al Thalâth Firak min al Nasârâ
4	Al Jâhiz, Al Radd alâ’l Nasârâ. Ali b. Rabban al Tabarî, Al Radd alâ’l Nasârâ, Al Dîn wa’l Dawla
5	Al Ash’arî, Maqâlât al Islâmiyyîn. Al Mâturîdî, Kitâb al Tawhîd
6	Al Mas’ûdî, Murûj al Dhahab. Al Maqdisî, Al Bad’ wa’ l Ta’rîkh
7	Kâdî Abd al Jabbâr, Al Mughnî
8	Al Baghdâdî, Al Milal wa’l Nihal, Al Farq bayn al Firaq
9	Ibn Hazm, Al Fasl, Al Usûl wa’l Furû’
10	Al Bîrûnî, Al Âthâr al Bâqiya, Tahqîq mâ li’l Hind
11	Abû’l Ma’âlî, Bayân al Adyân
12	Al Ghazzâlî, Al Radd al Jamîl
13	Al Shahrastânî, Al Milal wa’l Nihal Al Râzî, I’tiqâdât
14	Ibn Taymiyya, Al Jawâb al Sahîh

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ibn al Kalbî, Kitâb al Asnâm Al Qâsim Ibn Ibrâhîm, Al Radd alâ’l Nasârâ Abû Îsâ al Warrâk, Al Radd alâ al Thalâth Firak min al Nasârâ Al Jâhiz, Al Radd alâ’l Nasârâ Ali b. Rabban al Tabarî, Al Radd alâ’l Nasârâ, Al Dîn wa’l Dawla Al Ash’arî, Maqâlât al Islâmiyyîn Al Mâturîdî, Kitâb al Tawhîd Al Mas’ûdî, Murûj al Dhahab Al Maqdisî, Al Bad’ wa’ l Ta’rîkh Kâdî Abd al Jabbâr, Al Mughnî Al Baghdâdî, Al Milal wa’l Nihal, Al Farq bayn al Firaq Ibn Hazm, Al Fasl, Al Usûl wa’l Furû’ Al Bîrûnî, Al Âthâr al Bâqiya, Tahqîq mâ li’l Hind Abû’l Ma’âlî, Bayân al Adyân Al Ghazzâlî, Al Radd al Jamîl Al Shahrastânî, Al Milal wa’l Nihal Al Râzî, I’tiqâdât Ibn Taymiyya, Al Jawâb al Sahîh
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