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/ İLH367 - ISLAMİC THEOLOGY

Code: İLH367 Course Title: MAJOR THEMES IN QURAN Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ISLAMİC THEOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer YAHYA YAŞAR (yahyayasar@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ZÜLFİKAR DURMUŞ, YAHYA YAŞAR,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to outline the world view of the Qur'an with the help of the concepts of "God, the Realm and Man", which are the basic concepts that all religions, philosophies, ideologies and worldviews have to take units, emphasize and make a definition on to define themselves. It is to determine the ultimate universal goals of the Qur'an in these areas by systematically examining all areas of the Qur'an's theoretical (creed, moral) and practical (ibadat, muâmelat, uqubat) aspects as the basic dimensions formed by the viewpoint.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Obtain a general view about the concepts of Allah, universe and human as fundamental concepts of religion. ; PO-4 To can recite the Quran properly and comment within the framework of scientific measurements.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
Examination
LO-2 Have a systematical understanding about the core concepts of religion such as Allah, universe and human, and main approaches which makes each of them their centre, and the relations between them, consequently to get to know the characteristics of the Qur’an’s world view.; PO-4 To can recite the Quran properly and comment within the framework of scientific measurements.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
Examination
LO-3 See the dual system in religion as its theoretical and practical aspects like body and soul in human, and that these two different parts are an entity that sustain each other and in fact the same. ; PO-4 To can recite the Quran properly and comment within the framework of scientific measurements.
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
Examination
LO-4 can learn the provisions of the religion regarding the treatment and ukubat. PO-4 To can recite the Quran properly and comment within the framework of scientific measurements.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
PO-16 To think rationally
PO-19 To learn the correct usage of basic concepts of Islamic Sciences.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Main Themes and basic provisions of the Qur'an
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Major Themes of the Qur’an: 1. Allah (His Essence, Names, Attributes and Acts) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
2 Major Themes of the Qur’an: 2- Universe (Relation between Allah-Universe, The Seen and Unseen Worlds, Outer and Inner Worlds) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
3 Major Themes of the Qur’an: 3- Human (Creation of Human and His Responsibility) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
4 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 1. Belief a- Unity (Tawhid): aa- The Affirmation and Negation of God (Atheism, Theism, Deism, Dualism, Polytheism, Monotheism, Panteism, Panantheism), ab- Proofs of Unity (Huduth, Illa-Ma’lul, First Cause, Movement, Possiblity, Inaya, Perfect Being, Teleology, Fitrat, Ikhtira, Ihya, Hikma) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
5 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 1- Belief b- Prophethood (Angels, Holy Books and Prophets) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
6 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 1- Belief c- The Hereafter (Qiyama, Ba’th, Nashr and Hashr, Book of actions, Court, Mizan and Sawk, Punishment and Reward, Paradise, Hell and A’raf) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
7 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 2- Worship (Ibadat) a- The Concept of Worship and Basic Principles of Worships Lecturing Method Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 2- Worship b- Kinds of Worship Lecturing Method Question-Answer
10 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 3- Morals a- Theories of Morals and Philosophy of Moral in Islam Lecturing Method Question-Answer
11 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 3- Morals b- Moral Acts in the Qur’an: Praised and Criticized Actions Lecturing Method Question-Answer
12 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 4. Social Transactions and Contracts (Mu’amalat) a- Social Order in the Qur’an and Law Lecturing Method Question-Answer
13 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 4. Social Transactions and Contracts b- Legal, Ecenomic and Political Principles in the Qur’an Lecturing Method Question-Answer
14 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 5. Punishment (Uqubat) a- Essentials of the Penal Law in the Qur’an Lecturing Method Question-Answer
15 Fundamental Judgments of the Qur’an: 5. Punishment b- Rules of Qisas, Hadds and Ta’zir Lecturing Method Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ahmet Öz, Kur'anın Ana Konuları, İstabbul: Ensar Yayınları, 2020.
2 Abdullah Draz, Kur’ân’ın Anlaşılmasına Doğru, (Çev. Salih Akdemir), İstanbul, Mim Yayınları, 1983
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook and classical texts

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 1 3 3
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 3 5 15
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60