Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
170201001102	HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY OF TAFSIR - I	Compulsory	1	1	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Acquiring comprehensive, systematic and coherent information about the birth, development, sources, types, theories of the hermeneutics science and thematic hermeneutics and its methods and ensuring the assessment of these information.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Zeki TAN

Learning Outcomes

1	1-Basic General Information 2-Professional Basic Information 3-Skill of problem solving 4-Skills of decision taking, analysing and synthetising 5-Criticism and self-criticism 6-Appreciating the differences and multiculturalism 7-Producing new ideas (creativity)

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Need for Qur’anic Hermeneutics; Concepts of Interpretation, Glossing and Translation; Advent and Codification of the Hermeneutics Science; Hz. Mu-hammad’s Interpretation of Quran and the Role of the Sunna in the Interpreta-tion of Quran; Interpretation of Quran during the Period of Companions, Qur’anic Hermeneutics during the Period of Tabiun and the Role of Tabiin in the Qur’anic Hermeneutics, Tebeut Tabiin and Time of Codification in Qur’anic Hermeneutics Different Hermeneutics Theories in the History: Tale Interpretations and Gene-ral Characteristics, Wisdom Interpretations and General Characteristics, Secta-rian Interpretations, Judgement Interpretations, Philosophical Interpretations, Scientific Interpretations, Allegorical Interpretations, the Shi’a and its Role in the Qur’anic Hermeneutics, Sociological and Literal Interpretations should be comprehended.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Conceptual Framework and Necessity of Qur’anic Hermeneutics
2	Analysis of Concepts of Interpretation and Glossing
3	Reasons of Interpreting the Qur’an Differently
4	Advent of Qur’anic Hermeneutics
5	Codification of Qur’anic Hermeneutics
6	Tale Interpretations and Characteristics
7	Wisdom Interpretations and Characteristics
8	Thematic Interpretation
9	Theory of Sectarian Interpretation
10	Theory of Allegorical Interpretation
11	Theory of Fiqh Interpretation
12	Scientific and Social Interpretation Theories
13	Modernist Interpretation Theory
14	Possibility of Historical Interpretation of the Qur’an

Recommended or Required Reading

1.İsmail Cerrahoğlu, History of Qur’anic Hermeneutics, DİB Publications, An-kara, 1988 2.Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen, Comprehensive History of Qur’anic Hermeneutics, Bilmen Publications, İstanbul, th. 3.Muhsin Demirci, History of Qur’anic Hermeneutics, İst. 2008. 3.M.Hüseyin ez-Zehebi, et-Tefsir ve’l-Müfessirun, Mektebetu Vehbe, Kahire, 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	20	20
Final Examination	1	20	20
Discussion	1	20	20
Question-Answer	1	20	20
Team/Group Work	1	20	20
Oral Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	4	4	5	5	4	4	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High