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Lec. Yakup KAYA

Classical Sufism Texts

Course Code	: İLH347
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

It is aimed to introduce the main sources written in the field of Sufism in chronological order and to give information about the basic subjects, terms and issues of Sufism in the light of these main sources, and thus to gain a general idea about the understanding of Sufism of the Sufi authors who wrote the works.

Course Content

In the Classical Sufi Texts Course; One of the Main Works Sourced from the Science of Sufism; el-Lüm'a, et-Taarruf, Risâletü'l-Melâmiyye, Risâletü'l-Kuşeyriyye, Keşfü'l-Mahcûb, el-Munkız mine'd-dalal, el-Fethu'r-rabbanî ve'l-feyzü' Some sections from r-rahmânî, el-Fütûhâtü'l-Mekkiyye, Mesnevî-i Şerîf, Avârifü'l-Maârif, el-Hikemü'l-Atâiyye, Nefehâtü'l-üns and Mektûbât will be discussed and analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Getting to Know the Main Sources and Authors of Sufism;
2.	To Have Information About the Contents of Sufi Works and the Authors' Approaches to the Subject;
3.	Obtaining information about the main concepts and issues of Sufism through main sources;
4.	Being able to notice similar and different aspects between the works written by Sufi authors and their understanding of Sufism;
5.	Having the Opportunity to Analyze and Evaluate the Features Required for a Work to Have Source Value.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	H. Kamil Yılmaz, Sufi Classics with Selected Texts (Istanbul: Erkam Publications, 2014)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

General Information About Classical Sufi Works and the Different and Similar Features of Sufi Texts from Other Islamic Texts

Week 2 - Theoretical

Serrâc, el-Lüm'a

Week 3 - Theoretical

Kelâbâzî, et-Taarruf

Week 4 - Theoretical

Sülemî, er-Risâletü’l-Melâmiyye

Week 5 - Theoretical

Kuşeyrî, er-Risâletü’l-Kuşeyriyye

Week 6 - Theoretical

Hücvîrî, Keşfü’l-Mahcûb

Week 7 - Theoretical

Gazzalî, el-Munkız mine’d-dalâl

Week 8 - Theoretical

Abdulkadir Geylanî, el-Fethu’r-rabbânî ve’l-feyzü’r-rahmânî

Week 9 - Theoretical

İbnü’l-Arabî, el-Fütûhâtü’l-Mekkiyye

Week 10 - Theoretical

Mevlânâ Celâleddin-i Rûmî, Mesnevî-i Şerîf

Week 11 - Theoretical

Şehâbeddin es-Sühreverdî, Avârifü’l-Maarif

Week 12 - Theoretical

İbn Ataullah el-İskenderî, el-Hikemü’l-Ataiyye

Week 13 - Theoretical

Abdurrahman Câmî, Nefehâtü’l-üns

Week 14 - Theoretical

İmam-ı Rabbânî, Mektûbât

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Presentation	1	%5
Verbal Examination	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14	PÇ-15	PÇ-16	PÇ-17	PÇ-18	PÇ-19	PÇ-20
OÇ-1			4								4					4
OÇ-2	4		4			3		3			4					4		3		3
OÇ-3	4		4		3	3		3			4					4		3		3
OÇ-4									3							4			3	3
OÇ-5					4				4							4

Person Responsible for Information Package

Lec. Yakup KAYA