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/ İLH306 - ISLAMİC THEOLOGY

Code: İLH306 Course Title: SYSTEMATIC KALAM II Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ISLAMİC THEOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ABDULLAH NAMLI (abdnamli@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ABDULLAH NAMLI,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course; It is to gain competence in scientific methods within the framework of reason and transmission, on the problems of Kalam, which is about the principles of Islamic belief.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 He/She Defines and expresses the need for prophets and their attributes. PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
PO-5 To Evaluate the principles of Islamic faith and problems of Theology within the framework of reason and authentic sources using scientific methods.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-9 The ability of defining, fictionalizing and evaluating individual,social and global events and issues and offering solutions to them in accordance with the data of social sciences.
PO-15 To think critically
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-17 To be able to find solutions for the religious and moral needs of society via Islamic values.
PO-18 To be able to acquire information about the developmental processes of Islamic Sciences.
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
Examination
LO-2 She/He Can define and express the duties of the prophets together with religious and rational proofs. PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
PO-5 To Evaluate the principles of Islamic faith and problems of Theology within the framework of reason and authentic sources using scientific methods.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-15 To think critically
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-17 To be able to find solutions for the religious and moral needs of society via Islamic values.
PO-18 To be able to acquire information about the developmental processes of Islamic Sciences.
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
Examination
LO-3 She/He Knows and evaluates the basic aspects of the holy books. PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
PO-5 To Evaluate the principles of Islamic faith and problems of Theology within the framework of reason and authentic sources using scientific methods.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-15 To think critically
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-17 To be able to find solutions for the religious and moral needs of society via Islamic values.
PO-18 To be able to acquire information about the developmental processes of Islamic Sciences.
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
Examination
LO-4 She/He Can describe and express the basic qualities of angels, their duties and their relationship with man. PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
PO-5 To Evaluate the principles of Islamic faith and problems of Theology within the framework of reason and authentic sources using scientific methods.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-15 To think critically
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-17 To be able to find solutions for the religious and moral needs of society via Islamic values.
PO-18 To be able to acquire information about the developmental processes of Islamic Sciences.
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
Examination
LO-5 She/He Recognize and evaluate the qualities of jinn and devils and their relations with humans. PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
PO-5 To Evaluate the principles of Islamic faith and problems of Theology within the framework of reason and authentic sources using scientific methods.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-15 To think critically
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-17 To be able to find solutions for the religious and moral needs of society via Islamic values.
PO-18 To be able to acquire information about the developmental processes of Islamic Sciences.
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
Examination
LO-6 She/He Recognize and evaluate issues related to the Day of Judgment, the grave and the hereafter with their religious-rational evidence. PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
PO-5 To Evaluate the principles of Islamic faith and problems of Theology within the framework of reason and authentic sources using scientific methods.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-15 To think critically
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-17 To be able to find solutions for the religious and moral needs of society via Islamic values.
PO-18 To be able to acquire information about the developmental processes of Islamic Sciences.
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In this course, the basis faith and belief subjects of Islam (like prophethood, characteristics of prophets and their duties, the holy books, angels, jinns, satan, the next world, barzakh, paradise and hell) will be dealt with according to rational and religious evidences.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The possibility and necessity of prophethood Pesentation
2 The Prophethood and believing Prophets Pesentation
3 The attributes and grades of prophets Pesentation
4 The miracle and varieties of miracles Pesentation
5 Believing the holy books; The Holy Quran and the other holy books and their peculiarities Pesentation
6 Believing the angels, the peculiarities and kinds of them Pesentation
7 Jinn and Satan, the peculiarities and effects of these creatures Pesentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Believing the after here and proofs of the existence of the next world Pesentation
10 The phases of the next world; the grave life/barzakh and characteristics of them Pesentation
11 The sings of the end of the world/Qiyamah: The little and big sings Pesentation
12 The possibility and proving of the resurrection and importance of it Pesentation
13 Resurrection, handing out the action books. Accounting human's actions, pair of Scales and weighing human’s actions Pesentation
14 The Bridge on the Heaven/Sirat; A'raf and Ahl al-A'raf, Intercession (Shafaah) Pesentation
15 Paradise and Al-Kawthar. The excistence, necessity and characteristics of Paradise and Hell Pesentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Toprak, Süleyman-Gölcük Şerafeddin. Kelam, Tarih Ekoller Problemler. Konya: Tekin Kitabevi, 2019.
2 Topaloğlu, Bekir. Kelam İlmi (Giriş). İstanbul: Damla Yayınevi, 1981.
3 Namlı, Abdullah. Kader İnancının Dini Temelleri. İstanbul: Rağbet Yayınları, 2019.
4 Namlı, Abdullah. Kur’an’a Göre İnkar. İstanbul-Trabzon: Kalem Yayınları, 2021.
5 Namlı, Abdullah. Tekvin ve Kulların Fiillerinin Yaratılışı. Ankara: İlahiyat Yayınları, 2021.
6 Namlı, Abdullah. Allah’ın İlmi ve Mutlak Bilinmezlik. Ankara: İlahiyat Yayınları, 2022.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, Epidiascope

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 10 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 4 4
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 2 2
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 4 4
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60