Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hadith and Orientalism
Course Code: İLH339
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
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to examine the claims that hadiths were put into circulation on a certain date and the methods established to justify these claims.

Course Content

In this course, disciplines that try to determine the date when hadiths emerged will be determined in the light of Western and domestic sources.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the history of Orientalism
2.Relates today's hadith problems with the orientalist approach
3.Evaluates the contributions of Orientalism
4.Evaluates orientalist methods
5.Finds the opportunity to compare hadith studies in Turkey.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ignaz Goldziher and Hadith Dating (I. Hatiboglu – T. Gorgun, “Goldziher, Ignaz”, TDV Islam Encyclopedia.
2.Fatma Kizil, Joint Reporter Theory and Criticism.
3.Bekir Kuzudisli, Family Isnads.
4.Ahmet Tahir Dayhan, "Can Oriental Studies be Cited or Used as an Evidence –A Critical Approach–”, Journal of Hadith Studies, 2007, 5/2, pp. 7-45.
5.Ahmet Yucel, Orientalist Hadith Understanding and Criticism, Istanbul 2021.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Course of Orientalist Research, General Information on Hadith Dating, Presuppositions and Divergence Points of Orientalists
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 2 - Theoretical
History of Orientalism
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Beginning of Hadith Studies in the West
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 4 - Theoretical
Situations and Concepts Produced by Hadith Dating Methodology
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 5 - Theoretical
Founders of Orientalist Hadith Understanding
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 6 - Theoretical
Goldziher's Method, Influence and Criticism
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 7 - Theoretical
Orientalist Claims About Rical Sources
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 8 - Theoretical
Orientalist Claims About the Reliability of Hadith Sources
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 9 - Theoretical
Orientalist Approaches to Text Criticism
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hadith Dating Methods
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 11 - Theoretical
Criticism of Orientalist Methods
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 12 - Theoretical
Muslims' Approaches to Orientalist Studies
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 13 - Theoretical
Opportunities, Innovations and Criticisms Offered by Hadith Dating Methods
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Week 14 - Theoretical
Orientalist Concepts
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Use of Books, Library and Internet tools
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Reading3039
Individual Work31415
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
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2026