Information Package / Course Catalogue
Classical Sufism Texts
Course Code: İL347
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 provide information about the basic subject, terminology and issues of Sufism in relation to these main sources and thus to obtain a general idea about the Sufi understanding of the Sufi authors who wrote the works.

Course Content

In the Classical Sufi Texts Course; some sections from the main works that are sources of Sufism; el-Lüm‘a, et-Taarruf, Risâletü’l-Melâmiyye, Risâletü’l-Kuşeyriyye, Kashfü’l-Mahcub, el-Munkız mine’d-dalâl, el-Fethu’r-rabbani ve’l-feyzü’r-rahmanî, el-Fütûhâtü’l-Mekkiyye, Mesnevi-i Şerif, Avârifü’l-Maârif, el-Hikemü’l-Ataiyye, Nefehâtü’l-üns and Mektûbât will be studied and analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To Recognize the Main Sources and Authors of Sufism;
2.To Have Knowledge of the Contents of Sufi Works and the Authors' Approach to the Subject;
3.To Acquire Information About Certain Concepts and Issues of Sufism in Relation to Primary Sources;
4.To be able to distinguish similar and different aspects between the works of Sufi authors and their understanding of Sufism;
5.To be able to analyze and evaluate what features are 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 Similar and Different Features of Sufi Texts from Other Islamic Texts
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Preliminary Reading and Literature Research Relevant to the Subject to be Covered in the Course (Book, Thesis, Article etc.)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sarraj, al-Luma
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 3 - Theoretical
Kalabazi, at-Taarruf
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sülemi, er-Risalat al-Malamiyya
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 5 - Theoretical
Kuşeyrî, er-Risâletü’l-Kuşeyriyye
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hujwiri, Kashf al-Mahcub
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 7 - Theoretical
Al-Ghazali, al-Munqid min al-dalal
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 8 - Theoretical
Abdulkadir Geylanî, el-Fethu'r-rabbanî ve'l-feyzü'r-rahmânî
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ibn Arabi, Futuhat al-Makkiyya
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mevlânâ Celâleddin-i Rûmî, Mesnevî-i Şerîf
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 11 - Theoretical
Shahabaddin al-Suhrawardi, Avârif al-Maarif
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ibn Ataullah al-Iskander, al-Hikamu'l-Ataiyya
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 13 - Theoretical
Abdurrahman Jami, Nefahat al-Uns
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
Week 14 - Theoretical
Imam-i Rabbânî, Letters
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Source Research Related to the Subject of the Course: The Work to be Discussed in the Course and the Theses, Articles, etc. Written on This Work
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
Reading30412
Individual Work30412
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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2026