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
170201005101	METHODOLOGY OF ISLAMIC LAW - I	Compulsory	3	5	3

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

1	Knowing the history of fiqh and its literature
2	Comparing the doctrines and regulations among various schools of law.
3	Explaining the sources of Islamic law and deducing regulations

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

The science of fiqh, its sources, methods of jurisprudence, deduction of rulings from sources and legal reasoning (ijtihad).

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	General introduction
2	Introduction to main terms of Islamic law
3
4	Sunni schools of Islamic law
5	Shi schools of Islamic law
6
7	Exam
8
9	Sunna as a source of Islamic law
10	Consensus
11	Analogy
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 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	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	3	42
Reading	14	3	42
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