Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170201005101METHODOLOGY OF ISLAMIC LAW - ICompulsory353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To equip students with knowledge, skills and competence about the science of fiqh, its sources, methods of jurisprudence, deduction of rulings from sources and legal reasoning (ijtihad).
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Sümeyra Yakar Dr. Mehmet Emin Nas
Learning Outcomes
1Knowing the history of fiqh and its literature
2Comparing the doctrines and regulations among various schools of law.
3Explaining the sources of Islamic law and deducing regulations
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
The science of fiqh, its sources, methods of jurisprudence, deduction of rulings from sources and legal reasoning (ijtihad).
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1General introduction
2Introduction to main terms of Islamic law
3
4Sunni schools of Islamic law
5Shi schools of Islamic law
6
7Exam
8
9Sunna as a source of Islamic law
10Consensus
11Analogy
12
13
14
Recommended or Required Reading
Kahraman, Abdullah. Fıkıh Usûlü. İstanbul: Rağbet, 2010. Şâban, Zekiyüddin. İslam Hukuk İlminin Esasları : (Usulü’l-Fıkh). trc. İbrahim Kafi Dönmez. Ankara: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, 2018. Apaydın, H. Yunus. İslam Hukuk Usulü. Ankara: Bilay Yayınları, 2017. Atar, Fahrettin. Fıkıh Usulü. İstanbul: M.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi Vakfı Yayınları, 2016.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
No
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Self Study14342
Reading14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)88
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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