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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TİB636 - BASIC ISLAMIC SCIENCES

Code: TİB636 Course Title: METHODS OF UNDERSTANDING THE QUR'AN Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BASIC ISLAMIC SCIENCES
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAVVA ÖZATA (hozata@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) YAHYA YAŞAR,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To introduce students to the methods of understanding and interpreting the Quran and to make them comprehend these methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Recognize and apply the methods of understanding the Quran PO-1 Can be able to improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-3 Can be able to make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
PO-7 Can be able to carry out independent studies requiring expertise related to their field of study
Examination
LO-2 Understands the basic areas of understanding the Quran PO-7 Can be able to carry out independent studies requiring expertise related to their field of study
PO-8 Can be able to develop new approaches in order to solve unpredictable problems encountered in their field of study.
PO-9 Can be able to act as a leading role in solving problems related to their field of study, organizing personal, institutional teamworks at an expert level.
PO-11 Can be able to transfer the updates and projects carried out in their field of study by reinforcing them with qualitative and quantitative data across groups within and out of their field of study.
Examination
LO-3 Understands the importance of tafsir method in understanding the Quran PO-1 Can be able to improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-9 Can be able to act as a leading role in solving problems related to their field of study, organizing personal, institutional teamworks at an expert level.
PO-14 Can be able to collect data related with their field of study, review and put them in practice, checking them in the process of announcing the results and taking into consideration the scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
PO-16 Can be able to grasp the knowledge related to their field of study and make it public in line with the norms.
Examination
LO-4 Understands the importance of a holistic approach to the Quran. PO-1 Can be able to improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-2 Can be able to the interdisciplinary interaction of their field of study and conduct joint studies with different fields of study.
PO-3 Can be able to make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
PO-8 Can be able to develop new approaches in order to solve unpredictable problems encountered in their field of study.
Examination
LO-5 Understands the subjectivity and the problems it causes in the interpretation of the Quran PO-1 Can be able to improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-6 Can be able to use the knowledge they have obtained in their field of study in order to promote the level of education, culture and arts of the society.
PO-7 Can be able to carry out independent studies requiring expertise related to their field of study
PO-16 Can be able to grasp the knowledge related to their field of study and make it public in line with the norms.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Understanding and interpretation methods of the Quran, definition of understanding, its scope, terms, correct understanding, Nass-interpretation relationship, basic areas in understanding the Quran (historical area, actual area and the text of the Quran)
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Understanding, Perception and Interpretation Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
2 Definition of understanding, scope, terms, correct understanding Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
3 Methods of understanding the Quran Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
4 Basic areas in understanding the Quran (historical area, actual area and Quran text) Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
5 The importance of the tafsir method in understanding the Quran Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
6 The importance of close in understanding the Quran Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
7 Problems caused by piecemeal approaches to the Quran Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
8 mid-term exam
9 Te'vil-tafsir, interpretation-hermeneutic relationship Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
10 Subjectivity and its reasons in the interpretation of the Quran Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
11 Nass-comment Relationship Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
12 The importance and method of the thematic commentary Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
13 The importance of not recording the meanings of verses with a single meaning Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
14 The truth-metaphor of the Quran verses Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
15 A general assessment of the importance of the correct meaning of the Quran Lecture, question and answer, group discussion, article criticism
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 albayrak, Halis. Kur'an'ın Bütünlüğü Üzerine, Marmara Yayınları, İstanbul. 2007.
Required Course instruments and materials

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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 10 30
       c) Performance Project 4 3 12
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 3 12
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 4 20
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 4 16
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 190