Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Islam II
Course Code: TAR120
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to enable students to summarize the political history of the Islamic State from its foundation to the end of the Umayyad dynasty

Course Content

The political history of the Islamic State from its foundation to the end of the Umayyad dynasty

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Kemal Ramazan HAYKIRAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To summarize the history of the Islam until the time of the Abbasids
2.To analyze the political relations between the Abbasids and the others
3.To analyze the effects of the Abbasids to the civilization of the World
4.To analyze the effects of the Islamic Civilization to the World
5.To place the Islamic Renaissance within the history of the world
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bartold, W. (çev. Fuat Koprülü), İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi
2.Hitti, Philip H., Siyasi ve Kültürel İslam Tarihi
3.Üçok, Bahriye , İslam Tarihi: Emeviler ve Abbasiler
4.Zeydan, Corci, İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Abbasid revolution and the role of Turks in this
Week 2 - Theoretical
State of the Andalusian Umayyads
Week 3 - Theoretical
Abbasî Caliphs in the first period: Abu Abbas Abdullah es-Seffah, Abu Jafar al-Mansour, Mahdi, Hâdî periods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Harun Er-Rashid period
Week 5 - Theoretical
Emin, Abdullah al-Me'mun, his periods and relations with the Turks in this period
Week 6 - Theoretical
Mutasım and Vasık periods; relations with the Turks in this caliphate period
Week 7 - Theoretical
The First Muslim Turks in the Abbasid Period
Week 8 - Theoretical
Abbasid caliphs of the second and last period: Mutual, Muntasır and Müstain periods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mu'tez and Muhtedi Periods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mu'temid and Mu'tezid Periods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Muktefi and Muktedir Periods
Week 12 - Theoretical
The weakening of central government in the Abbasids and the fall of the Caliphate
Week 13 - Theoretical
The role and status of the Turks in the Abbasids, the origin of the Turks in the Abbasid army
Week 14 - Theoretical
Independence movements in Islamic geography during the reign of the Abbasid dynasty
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment114115
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026