Information Package / Course Catalogue
Methodology of Kalam
Course Code: İL341
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

The aim is to understand the place of Kalam in the classification of sciences and to follow the methods of inference of this science through schools and periodic differences.

Course Content

The place of kalam among other sciences through method, its relationship with them, and the differences in method in the science of kalam according to schools and periods will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines course-related concepts such as method, inference and knowledge.
2.Interprets the effect of method differences on periodization in the Kalam.
3.Analyzes the method differences in the Kalam according to periods and sects.
4.Analyzes the method used by a theological scholar and its relationship with the sect he belongs to and the period he is in.
5.Knows the methods of inference used in the Kalam.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fenn-i Menâhic - İzmirli İsmail Hakkı
2.al-Munqız min ad-Dalâl/ al-Ghazâlî
3.Sufism -Abu'l -Alâ Afîfî
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is a Method? Method in Sciences
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of Sciences and the Place of Kalam among the Sciences
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 3 - Theoretical
Knowledge in Islamic Theological Thought
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 4 - Theoretical
Kalam-Philosophy Relations
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 5 - Theoretical
Kalam-Sufism Relations
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 6 - Theoretical
Salaf Method and Its Criticisms towards the Science of Kalam
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 7 - Theoretical
Method Discussions in Kalam and Its Effect on Periodization
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 8 - Theoretical
Knowledge in Kalam
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 9 - Theoretical
Types of Evidence in Kalam and Their Value
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 10 - Theoretical
Method in Mu'tazila
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 11 - Theoretical
Method in Maturidiyya
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 12 - Theoretical
Method in Ash'ariyya
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 13 - Theoretical
Kalam and Logic
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
Week 14 - Theoretical
Method in the New Kalam Period- Course Overall Evaluation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Search
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 - Theory141242
Assignment1516
Seminar1527
Reading60318
Individual Work60318
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
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