Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
210201303101ISLAMIC EXEGESIS (TAFSIR) III Compulsory472
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Teaching the ways of understanding and interpreting the Qur'an through tafsir texts with medium and high levels of difficulty, discussing the subjects in the verses. Introducing the classical tafsir texts belonging to the early periods of tafsir history. Gaining intermediate level knowledge and experience about certain Qur'anic sciences.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Mehmet Emin YURT
Learning Outcomes
1Gains knowledge about the needs and reasons that prepared and accelerated the emergence of the science of tafsir from the time of the Prophet (pbuh) and the Companions.
2Gains the ability to analyze and compare the approaches of the Companions and the Tabin generation who came after them to the interpretation of the Qur'an.
3Gains knowledge about the tafsir activities and leading commentators in the third and fourth centuries of Hijri.
4Learns the sciences of the Qur'an such as the reason for the descent of the verses, the miracle of the Qur'an, and the nasih-mansuh.
5Learns Qur'anic sciences such as muhkem-mutesabih, mushkilu'l-Qur'an, münâsebâtü'l-âyât ve's-suver, Makki-Medeni, mubhemâtu'l-Qur'an and the style of the Qur'an.
Mode of Delivery
Uzaktan Eğitim
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
By combining the knowledge of tafsir method and tafsir history, it is aimed to interpret certain sections selected from the Qur'an in comparison with the tafsir made in various tafsir sources, and by this means, to learn the meanings and tafsirs of the suras other than those whose meanings have been read in the "Reading the Qur'an and Tajwid" courses. In addition, the ability to make detailed interpretations based on a chapter of the Qur'an will be developed.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic tafsir concepts such as tafsir, interpretation, meâl and translation
2The Place of the Prophet (pbuh) in Tafsir
3Styles of Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an of the Prophet (pbuh)
4The Place of the Companions in Tafsir
5Distinctive Features of Companion Tafsir
6Famous commentator Companions
7The Place of Tabiûn in Tafsir
8General Characteristics of Tabiun Tafsir
9Tafsir Schools / Madrasahs
10The Place of Taba-i Tâbiî in Tafsir
11Sebeb-i Nüzül and İ'câzu'l-Qur'an
12Muhkem-Muteshabih and Müşkilü'l-Qur'an
13Münâsebâtü'l-Âyât ve's-Süver and Mekkî-Medenî
14Mübhemâtü'l-Qur'an and Uslubü'l-Qur'an
Recommended or Required Reading
Cerrahoğlu, İsmail, History of Tafsir, Fecr Publications, Ankara, 1996. Cerrahoğlu, İsmail, Method of Tafsîr, Turkish Diyanet Foundation publications, Ankara, 1985. Demirci, Muhsin, Esbâb-ı Nüzül, Turkish Religious Foundation Encyclopedia of Islam, Istanbul, 1995. Demirci, Muhsin, The Method and History of Tafsir, Marmara University Faculty of Theology Foundation Publications, Istanbul, 1998. Sabuni, Muhammad Ali, et-Tıbyân fî 'Ulûmi'l-Kur'ân, 'Âlemu'l-Qutub, Beirut, 1405/1985. Subhi, es-Sâlih, Qur'anic Sciences, Hibaş Publications, Konya, tsz., (tr: M. Said Şimşek). Suyuti, Abdurrahman b. Ebî Bekir Celâleddîn, el-İtkan fî Ulûmi'l-Kur'ân, Merkezu'd-Dırâsâtu'l-Kur'âniyye, Medina, 1426. Suyuti, Celaleddin, ed-Dürru'l-Mansûr fî't-Tafsîr bi'l-Me'sûr, Merkez-u Hecr, Cairo, 2003/1424. Suyûtî, Celâleddîn, el-İklîl fî Istinbati't-Tenzîl, Dâru'l-Kutubi'l-İlmiyye, Beirut, 1401/1981. Suyûtî, Ebu'l-Fadl Celâlüddîn, Esbâbu'n-Nüzül (Lübâbu'n-Nükûl fî Esbâbi'n-Nüzül), Müessesetu'l-Kutubi's-Sekâfiyye, Beirut, 1422/2002. Zehebî, Muhammed Hüseyin, et-Tafsîr ve'l-Müfessirun, Mektebet-u Vehbe, Cairo, 2000. Zehebî, Muhammed Hüseyin, İlmu't-Tafsîr, Dâru'l-Meârif, Cairo, tsz. Zerkani, Muhammed Abdulazim, Menâhilu'l-İrfân fî 'Ulûmi'l-Kur'an, Dâru'l-Kitâbi'l-'Arabî, Beirut, 1415/1995. Zerkeşî, Bedreddin Muhammed b. Abdillah, al-Burhan fî 'Ulûmi'l-Kur'an, Daru't-Turas, Cairo, 1276/1957 and 1404/1984.
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 Activities20
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities80
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Quiz111
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14114
Individual Study for Final Examination14114
Individual Study for Quiz14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
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