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
170201002202	HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY OF TAFSIR- II	Compulsory	1	2	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Learning basic topics concerning the Procedure of Qur’anic Hermeneutics and assessing the approaches and characteristics. Addressing the verses of the Qur’an from different aspects and assisting their examination. Having fundamental arguments for a sound interpretation of the Qur’an.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Zeki TAN

Learning Outcomes

1	1. Professional Basic Information 2. General knowledge 3. Capacity of Tranforming the Information into Practice 4. Learning Capacity 5. Skill of using the information 6. Criticism skill 7. Capacity of producing new ideas 8. Desire of Success

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Comprehending the Revelation of the Qur’an, the Concepts of Qur’an, revelation, verse and surah, the issues of writing, copying the Qur’an. Understanding the Reasons of Revelation, Amendment in Qur’an Problem, Strong and Clear Verses, Starts of Surahs, Interpretation of Implicit Expressions, Uniqueness of Qur’an, Style of the Qur’an, Oaths in Qur’an, Qur’anic Tales, Repetition in the Qur’an, Reality and Allegory in the Qur’an, Virtues of the Qur’an and comprehending the Qur’an and its interpretation methods through famous recitations, recitation imams and Qur’anic sciences.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Fundamental Resources of Procedure of Qur’anic Hermeneutics
2	Writing Process of the Qur’an
3	Activities Concerning the Writing Process of the Qur’an
4	Recitation of the Qur’an
5	Disciplines about the Wording of the Qur’an
6	Disciplines about the Meaning of the Qur’an
7	Disciplines about the Meaning of the Qur’an
8	Disciplines about the History of the Qur’an
9	Disciplines about the History of the Qur’an
10	Understanding the Qur’an in general
11	Interpreting the Qur’an in general
12	Subjectivity in the Interpretation of the Qur’an
13	Methods of Understanding the Qur’an
14	Taking Integrity as Basis in the Interpretation

Recommended or Required Reading

İsmail Cerrahoğlu, Procedure of Qur’anic Hermeneutics, DİBY, Ankara, 1983. Halis Albayrak, Procedure of Qur’anic Hermeneutics, Şule Publications, İstanbul, 1998. Muhsin Demirci, Procedure of Qur’anic Hermeneutics, İst. 2008. Es-Suyuti el-İtkan fı Ulumil Kuran, Dımeşk, 1993. Ez-Zerkesi, el-Burhan fi Ulumil Kur’an, Daru’l-Fikr, Beyrut, 1988.

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	15	15
Brain Storming	1	15	15
Seminar	1	15	15
Reading	1	15	15
Oral Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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