Information Package / Course Catalogue
Imamıyya Shıa
Course Code: İL340
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 course on Twelver Shi‘ism (Imamiyya) aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the most widespread and systematic branch of Shi‘ite thought. It focuses on the historical development, core theological doctrines, and political-theological structure of the Imamiyya tradition. The course covers the early formation of the sect, the concept of imamate, its primary sources, and its contemporary manifestations. Students are expected to critically evaluate the Imamiyya school from a holistic perspective, including its interactions and relations with other Islamic sects throughout history.

Course Content

To deal with all aspects of the Imamiyye school, which represents the main spine among the Shiite sects.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The student learns the main structure of Imamiye Shia, which is the second major school of Islamic tradition
2.Students learn the central position of Imamiyya Shia in Shia thought and the points where it differs from gulat sects
3.The student comprehends the historical development stages of Imamiyya Shiism and the differentiation in the process
4.Students comprehend the religious / political activities and engagements of Imami Shia during the Iran / Islamic revolution and the Arab Spring
5.They have the opportunity to get to know the Imamiyya Shia from their basic sources.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Metin,Bozan, İmamiyye’nin İmamet Nazariyesinin Teşekkül Süreci, İSAM yayınları, 2009.
2.Hüseyin, Atay, Ehl-i Sünnet ve Şia, Ankara 1983.
3.İrfân, Abdülhamid, İslâm'da İ'tikâdî Mezhepler ve Akâid Esasları, çev. M.Saim Yeprem, Diyanet Vakfı yayınları, 2020.
4.Caferiyan, Hüccetü'l-İslam Resul Masum İmamların Fikri ve Siyasi Hayatı, çev. Cafer Bayar, İstanbul 1994.
5.E. Ruhi, Fığlalı, İmâmiyye Şîası, İstanbul: Selçuk Yay. 1984.
6.Abdülbaki, Gölpınarlı, Tarih Boyunca İslam Mezhepleri ve Şiilik, İstanbul 1979.
7.İbn Bâbeveyh el-Kummî, Şîî-İmâmiyye'nin İman Esasları (Risâletü'l-İ'tikâdâti'l-İmâmiyye), Arapçadan notlarla çev. E. R. Fığlalı, Ankara: A.Ü. İlâhiyat Fak. Yay., 1978.
8.Kaşif al-Gıta, Muhammed Hüseyin, " Caferi Mezhebi ve Esasları", Çev; Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı, İstanbul 1966
9.Henry, Loust, İslâm'da Ayrılıkçı Görüşler, (Les Schismes dans l'Islam), Fransızca'dan çev. , E. Ruhi Fığlalı - Sabri Hizmetli, İstanbul: Pınar Yayınları, İstanbul, 1999.
10.Ahmed Yaşar, Ocak, Osmanlı Toplumunca Zındıklar ve Mülhidler: 15-17. yüzyıllar, İstanbul 1998.
11.Montgomery, Watt. W, İslâm Düşüncesinin Teşekkül Devri (The Formative Period of Islamic Thought), İng. Çev.: E.Ruhi Fığlalı, Ankara: Umran Yay., 1981. ( 2. Baskı=İstanbul: Birleşik Yayıncılık, 1998).
12.Julius, Wellhausen, İslamiyetin İlk Devrinde Dinî-Siyâsî Muhalefet Partileri, çev. Fikret Işıltan, Ankara 1989.
13.Mehmet Çelenk, 16-17. Yüzyıllarda İran’da Şiiliğin Seyri, Emin yayınları, 2013.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The phenomenon of sect in Islamic culture and the connection of the course with other theological fields
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 2 - Theoretical
Islamic society after the Prophet and the first conflicts
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 3 - Theoretical
The first discussions centered on the caliphate and the first reflections of the Sunni-Shia caliphate theories
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 4 - Theoretical
The support of Ahl al-Bayt, the events of Jamal and Sıffin, the martyrdoms of Ali and Hussain
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 5 - Theoretical
The evolution of the supportership of Ahl al-Bayt from a psychological ground to a political one
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 6 - Theoretical
The development of systematic Shia thought, the construction of Nas and Tayin theory.
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Occultation Period and the rise of the Shiite Ulama
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Buwayhi period and its effects on the theoretical and practical construction of the Imami school
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 9 - Theoretical
Religion-state relations and the rise of Shiism in the Ilkhanians period.
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 10 - Theoretical
Safavid period, development of religion-state and ulama-state relations, construction of Shia as a state religion / sect, practical and political construction of Iran / Shia identity.
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 11 - Theoretical
Political and cultural influences of the Safavid / Shia heritage
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 12 - Theoretical
The main schools of Shia thought, the Usuli-Ahbari rivalry, the triumph of the Usuli thought.
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Iran-Islamic revolution and the new political medium of Shia / Imami thought.
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Iranian-Islamic revolution and the new political environment of Shia/Imami thought and general evaluation of the course
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Book, article and internet research on the content
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
Reading4028
Individual Work4028
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026