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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İTS501 - İSLAM TARİHİ VE SANATLARI(TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)

Code: İTS501 Course Title: EARLY ISLAMIC HISTORY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department İSLAM TARİHİ VE SANATLARI(TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ŞEFAETTİN SEVERCAN (severcan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) KADİR ERBİL, ŞEFAETTİN SEVERCAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the early Islamic history course is to teach students about the early period of Islam and its major events, personalities and social changes, starting from the birth of Islam, covering topics such as the life of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the Mecca and Medina periods of Islam, the formation and development of the first Muslim society and the period of the Four Caliphs. This course aims to enable students to understand the basic teachings of Islam, its historical processes and their impact on the Islamic world today.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 The Early Islamic History course can explain to students the birth and early history of Islam, important events, personalities and the early history of Islam. PO-4 History and arts of Islam uses research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
 		Examination
LO-2 To have knowledge about the birth of Islam, the life of Prophet Muhammad, the Mecca and Medina periods of Islam. PO-4 History and arts of Islam uses research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
 		Examination
LO-3 To learn the political, social and religious developments in the period of the Four Caliphs (Hz. Ebubekir, Hz. Ömer, Hz. Osman, Hz. Ali). PO-2 History and arts of Islam understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint studies with different disciplines.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The content of this course provides students with the historical context to better understand the social, political and religious developments in the early periods of Islam
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Arabs in the pre-Islamic period Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
2 The cities of Mecca and Medina during the Jahiliyya period Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
3 The Prophet's life before the Prophethood, his childhood and youth Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
4 Mecca period of the Prophethood Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
5 Hijrah to Abyssinia Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
6 Hijrah to Medina Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
7 Medina period Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Seriyyahs and Ghazvahs Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
10 Medina Convention Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
11 Battle of Badr and its consequences Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
12 The Battle of Uhud and its consequences Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
13 The Battle of the Trench and its consequences Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
14 Treaty of Hudaybiyah Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
15 Conquest of Mecca Narrative Method Question and Answer Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Hizmetli. S. (2006). İslam Tarihi -İlk Dönem- Ankara. Ankara Okulu Yayınları.
2 Severcan. Ş. (2019). Hz. Muhammed ve Kurtuluş Çağrısı. Ankara. Fecr Yayınevi.
3 Severcan. Ş. (2021). Din-Siyaset İlişkisi. Ankara. Fecr Yayınevi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer Projector

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1(60 dk.) 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 9 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 9 36
       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 8 32
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 8 32
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180