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/ İLH423 - ISLAMİC THEOLOGY

Code: İLH423 Course Title: OTTOMAN SUFISM THOUGHT IN THE EARLY PERIOD Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 4 / 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 ABDULLAH TAHA ORHAN (abdullahorhan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to analyze the influences and sources of Sufi thought in the early Ottoman Empire.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can analyse origins of the Ottoman mentality. PO-3 To have a satisfactory knowledge of the history, concepts, institutions, philosophy and main figures of Sufism.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
 		Examination
LO-2 can explain the effectiveness of Ibn 'Arabi's thought in Ottoman civilization. PO-3 To have a satisfactory knowledge of the history, concepts, institutions, philosophy and main figures of Sufism.
PO-7 To be able to evaluate Religion and religious issues philosophically, sociologically and psychologically.
 		Examination
LO-3 can explain the tension points among Islamic sciences in the early Ottoman period. PO-3 To have a satisfactory knowledge of the history, concepts, institutions, philosophy and main figures of Sufism.
PO-20 To make comparisons between religion, sects and modern religious movements.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Ottoman Sufi thinkers and writers between 1300-1450, their works, main discussion topics and Ottoman mindset issues constitute the content of the course.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Ottoman Sufism: Where did we come from? Lecturing Method Question-Answer
2 Ibn al-Arabi and Akbari school in the context of its ifluence on Ottoman Empire (I) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
3 Ibn al-Arabi and Akbari school in the context of its ifluence on Ottoman Empire (II): Sadraddin Qunavi Lecturing Method Question-Answer
4 Ibn al-Arabi and Akbari school in the context of its ifluence on Ottoman Empire (III): Davud al-Qaysari Lecturing Method Question-Answer
5 Ibn al-Arabi and Akbari school in the context of its ifluence on Ottoman Empire (IV): Molla Fanari Lecturing Method Question-Answer
6 Repercussions of the theory of Wahdat al-Wujud on Ottoman thought (I) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
7 Repercussions of the theory of Wahdat al-Wujud on Ottoman thought (II) Lecturing Method Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 The Effects of Other Sufi Movements in the Early Ottoman Empire (I): The Suhrawardi-Kübrevi Tradition Lecturing Method Question-Answer
10 The Effects of Other Sufi Movements in the Early Ottoman Empire (II): Wafaiyya and Rifaiyya Lecturing Method Question-Answer
11 Sufi movements emerged from the Ottoman Empire (I): Baktashiyya Lecturing Method Question-Answer
12 Sufi movements emerged from the Ottoman Empire (II): Mawlawiyya Lecturing Method Question-Answer
13 Sufi movements emerged from the Ottoman Empire (III): Bayramiyya Lecturing Method Question-Answer
14 The effects of Sufi thought on the Ottoman socio-economic structure Lecturing Method Question-Answer
15 An Overview: Is It Possible to Talk About an 'Ottoman Sufism'? Lecturing Method Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Reşat Öngören, Osmanlılar'da Tasavvuf, İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık, 2021.
2 Osmanlı toplumunda tasavvuf ve sufiler : kaynaklar-doktrin-ayin ve erkan-tarikatlar edebiyat-mimari-güzel sanatlar-modernizm. / haz. Ahmet Yaşar Ocak. -- Ankara : Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2005.
3 Siyaset ve tasavvuf : Osmanlı siyasi düşüncesinde tasavvufun tezahürleri. / Özkan Öztürk. -- İstanbul : Dergah Yayınları, 2015.
4 Dervişler ve sufi çevreler : klasik çağ Osmanlı toplumunda tasavvufî şahsiyetler / Haşim Şahin . -- 2. bs. -- İstanbul : Kitap Yayınevi, 2017.
5 Osmanlı’da ilm-i tasavvuf. / editörler Ercan Alkan, Osman Sacid Arı. -- İstanbul : İSAR Yayınları, 2018.
Required Course instruments and materials
Smart board and projection device, Textbook and supplementary books/articles, related articles of TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Maps and infographics, Sufi wisdom, poems and hymns, Calligraphy plates, Films.

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 5 10
       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 4 3 12
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 2 8
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60