Faculty of Islamic Sciences · Islamic Sciences (Arabic 30%) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To obtain basic information about Sufism, Sufism history, religious orders and Sufism issues.
Course Content
The emergence of Sufism (tasawwuf) and historical process of Sufism, the first sufis, sufi schools and orders, founders of order (tarika), sufi terminology will be teach. The main subjects of the course are contemporary reflections of sufi culture by giving examples from sufi movements and principles.
Required Resources
H. Kamil Yılmaz, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, İstanbul 2004.Türkiye’de tarikatlar : tarih ve kültür. / ed. Semih Ceyhan. -- İstanbul : İSAM Yayınları, 2015. Tasavvuf El Kitabı, ed. Kadir Özköse, Ankara, 2012
Recommended Resources
Mustafa Kara, Türk Tasavvuf Tarihi Araştırmaları, İstanbul 2005. Selçuk Eraydın, Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, İstanbul 2008. Süleyman Uludağ, Tasavvufun Dili I-III, İstanbul 2006. Mahmud Erol Kılıç, Tasavvuf Giriş, Sûfî kitap, 2015, Tasavvuf ve Mistizm, Din Muhammed, Endülüs Kitap, 2016.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the institutionalization process of Sufism and learn the social functions of the history.
- Recognize the major sects and have information about the sects in Anatolia.
- Have information about takyas and zaviyas which are religious institutions.
- Comprehends the problems and solutions of Sufism.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 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 | sufism concepts | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 2 | sufism concepts | Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 3 | Institutionalization of Sufism | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Tasavvuf El Kitabı, TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri |
| 4 | Orders and their Social Functions Orders According to the Method of Seyr u Süluk | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, İslam Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 5 | Main major Orders I | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, İslam Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 6 | Main major Orders II | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, İslam Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 7 | Dervish lodges and Zaviye's, Futuwwa and Ahi | Türkiye'de Tarikatlar Tarih ve Kültür, İslam Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri, İlgili Makaleler |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Education in Takyas, Futuwwa and Ahi | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, İslam Ansiklopedisi Maddeleri |
| 10 | Vucud in Sufi Thought | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 11 | Knowledge and People in Sufism | . |
| 12 | Sufism Issues I | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 13 | Sufism Issues II | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 14 | Sufism Issues III | Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Tasavvuf El Kitabı |
| 15 | Sufism Issues IV | Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar |
| 16 | Final | Final |