Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · Islamic Economics and Finance · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Servet BAYINDIR
Course Objective
Course Description
- This course introduces the new students attending the University for the first time in their lives (First Year Undergraduates) or those who missed to take this course in their first year to the Course on Introduction to Islamic Sciences.
- The course is designed to acquaint and familiarize the students taking the Course with the basic and fundamental principles and or tenets of Islam.
- It presents in some details what Islam is? and what are its basic fundamental beliefs, pillars, laws, ethics, principles, etc.
- It begins with an overview on Islam in general, then it explores the field of Islamic studies - its history, salient theories, methods and sources.
- It distinguishes between Islam, Iman and Ihsan and between the pillars of Islam and the pillars of Iman and gives some details on a number of basic concepts such as 'lm (Knowledge) 'ibadah (Worship), 'Aqidah (Creed), Shari'ah (Law), Akhlaq (Morals and Manners), 'Adalah (Justice), Wasatiyyah (Moderation), Ta‘awun (Cooperation and Collaboration), etc.
It also presents a comprehensive picture about the Islamic Way of life, its laws, ethics, and different systems
Course Content
Course Description
- This course introduces the new students attending the University for the first time in their lives (First Year Undergraduates) or those who missed to take this course in their first year to the Course on Introduction to Islamic Sciences.
- The course is designed to acquaint and familiarize the students taking the Course with the basic and fundamental principles and or tenets of Islam.
- It presents in some details what Islam is? and what are its basic fundamental beliefs, pillars, laws, ethics, principles, etc.
- It begins with an overview on Islam in general, then it explores the field of Islamic studies - its history, salient theories, methods and sources.
- It distinguishes between Islam, Iman and Ihsan and between the pillars of Islam and the pillars of Iman and gives some details on a number of basic concepts such as 'lm (Knowledge) 'ibadah (Worship), 'Aqidah (Creed), Shari'ah (Law), Akhlaq (Morals and Manners), 'Adalah (Justice), Wasatiyyah (Moderation), Ta‘awun (Cooperation and Collaboration), etc.
- It also presents a comprehensive picture about the Islamic Way of life, its laws, ethics, and different systems.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerGroup StudyCase Study
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | . |
| 2 | Islam and Science, Importance and Types of Science | İmam Gazali, İhyâu Ulûmi'd-dîn, TDV İlim maddesi. |
| 3 | The Main Sources of Islamic Sciences, Quran and Sunnah. | TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi Kur'an ve Sünnet maddeleri |
| 4 | The nature, importance, birth and development of Tafsir Science. | Anahatlarıyla Tefsir, Tefsir İlimine Giriş, TDV Tefsir md. |
| 5 | Tafsir types, commentary in terms of approaches, sample tafsir texts. | Anahatlarıyla Tefsir, Tefsir İlimine Giriş, TDV Tefsir md. |
| 6 | The nature, importance, emergence and development of hadith science. | .Anahatlarıyla Hadis, Hadis İlimine Giriş, TDV Hadis md. |
| 7 | Hadith narration, teaching and classification, learning, prefix hadith texts. | .Anahatlarıyla Hadis, Hadis İlimine Giriş, TDV Hadis md. |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | The nature, emergence and application of fiqh science. | .Anahatlarıyla Fıkıh, Fıkıh Usulüne Giriş, TDV Fıkıh md. |
| 10 | Fiqh Sects, sample fiqh texts. | .Anahatlarıyla Fıkıh, Fıkıh Usulüne Giriş, TDV Fıkıh md. |
| 11 | The nature, importance, birth and development of the science of kalam. | .Anahatlarıyla Kelam, Kelama Giriş, TDV Kelam md. |
| 12 | New Kalam Science, Akaid subjects, sample kalam texts. | .Anahatlarıyla Kelam, Kelama Giriş, TDV Kelam md. |
| 13 | The nature, importance, birth and development of Sufism. | .Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf, Tasavvufa Giriş, TDV Tasavvuf md. |
| 14 | Basic concepts of Sufism, education, Sects and their founders, sample Sufism texts. | .Anahatlarıyla Tasavvvuf, Tasavvufa Giriş, TDV Tasavvuf md. |
| 15 | Islamic Morality, nature, importance, basic concepts. | .Anahatlarıyla İslam Ahlakı, TDV Ahlak md. |
| 16 | Final | Final |