Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : İLH424 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
The work called el-Lüm'a by Ebû Nasr Serrâc (d. 378/988), which is considered one of the oldest existing works of Sufism, will be read and commented on in comparison with other Sufi works written in the same period. In this respect, it is aimed to provide information about the Sufi stratum, terminologies, issues and legislation of the fourth century Hijri and before by considering the content of the works written in the earliest period of Sufism.
In this lesson, in the work called el-Lüm'a; Definition of Sufism, Definitions, Its Place Among Islamic Sciences, Origin of the Word Sufi, Ilm-i Bâtın, Tawhid-Muvahhid, Definition of Marifet-Arif, Maqams, States, Methods of Sufis to Understand, Apply and Make Rulings on the Quran and Hadiths, Adab, Concepts of Sufism, Semâ', Ecd, Miracle, Shatahat and Mistakes of Those Who Pretend to Be Sufis Will Be Discussed and Commented on.
| 1. | To consider what was written and said about Sufism more than 1000 years ago, with the guidance of the oldest sources; |
| 2. | To be aware of the sources, expressions and explanations of the topics mentioned about Sufism in the fourth Hijri/tenth Gregorian century; |
| 3. | To understand the Sufi spirit and needs of the century in question by mutually examining the works written in the same period in the center of al-Lum'a; |
| 4. | Analyzing similar and different expressions and interpretations among works and conducting research on their reasons |
| 5. | Realizing that one of the most important ways to understand a science and analyze it correctly is to benefit from the oldest works written in that field. |
| 1. | Ebû Nasr Serrâc et-Tûsî, el-Lüm‘a (Islamic Sufism), trans. H. Kamil Yılmaz (Istanbul: Erkam Publications, 2016) |
| 2. | Kelabazi, et-Taarruf (Sufism in the Age of Birth), trans. Süleyman Uludağ (Istanbul: Dergah Publications, 1979) |
| 3. | Abu Talib el-Mekki, Kutü'l-Kulub (Provision of the Hearts), trans. Muharrem Tan (Istanbul: Umran Publications, 1999) |
| 4. | Sülemî, el-Fark beyne ilmi'ş-şerîa ve'l-hakîka (A Work on the Science of the Zahir and the West, al-Fark Bayna İlmi'ş-Şaria wa'l-Hakika), trans. Süleyman Ateş, Ankara University Faculty of Theology Journal, 1968, 16/219-231. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 1 | %5 |
| Verbal Examination | 1 | %5 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 4 | 3 | 98 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 104 | |||
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OÇ-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
OÇ-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
OÇ-3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
OÇ-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
OÇ-5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||