Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170201006201METHODOLOGY OF ISLAMIC LAW - IICompulsory363
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)
Öğretim Görevlisi Dr. Sümeyra YAKAR
Learning Outcomes
1The sciences of fiqh and its methodologies are recognised.
2The historical development of the science of jurisprudence, its methods and its relationship with other disciplines are explained.
3The deduction methods of schools of law and the reasons of dissidence are compared.
4The congruity of classical and contemporary legal opinions with the fundamental sources of Islamic law are evaluated.
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
1Custom and closing of the means
2Jurisprudence of previous generations and words of companions
3Presumption of continuity
4Commands: Teklifi commands
5Commands: Vaz'i commands
6The methods of deducing rulings from the sources: Types of words
7The methods of deducing rulings: The meaning of words
8The methods of deducing rulings: Clear or unclear meanings
9The methods of deducing rulings: Words of unclear implications
10The methods of deducing rulings: The contextual meanings of words
11The methods of deducing rulings: The ways of indicative meanings
12The purpose of legal orders (the objectives of shari'a)
13Interpretation, explanation and abrogation
14Types and methods of judicial opinion
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. Türcan, Talip. Fıkıh Usulu. İstanbul: Grafiker Yayınları, 2019.
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 Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination144
Individual Study for Final Examination166
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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