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
210201303105	ISLAMIC MYSTICISM / SUFISM	Compulsory	4	7	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

1. To follow the formation and development process of Sufi thought. 2.Determination of the relationship between classical mysticism and modern mysticism.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Büşra Arslan Meçin

Learning Outcomes

1 To be able to comprehend the place and importance of Sufism in Islamic thought; 2 The first period of the understanding of Sufism Hz. Being able to connect with the period of the Prophet; 3 Being able to realize the richness of concepts and meanings created by the Sufi culture; 4 To be able to compare the similarities and differences between the thought of Sufism and the understanding of Sufism in other religions. 5 To be able to analyze the relationship between the knowledge dimension of Sufism and philosophical thought; 6 To be able to evaluate the role played by Sufi institutions in the political and cultural field; 7 To be able to analyze and criticize the effect of Sufi thought in the Western world; 8 To be able to produce independent ideas about the reflections of Sufi culture in Islamic perspective; 9 To be able to examine the classical and modern sources that make up the understanding of Sufism; 10 To be able to criticize contemporary Sufi approaches with scientific methods.

Mode of Delivery

Uzaktan Eğitim

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Coming of the suggested course materials after they are prepared by the student

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Definition of Sufism, its birth and development, terms used in Sufism, especially basic terms such as tawhid, fana, beka, unity of existence, information about sects.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Sufism and mysticism. Universal differences and interactions between these two currents.
2	Sufism and mysticism. Universal differences and interactions between these two currents.
3	The place and importance of Sufism in the history of Islamic thought.
4	The relationship and effects of Sufism with other sciences.
5	Zuhd period, its general characteristics and ascetics representing this period.
6	Sufi period and leading mystics.
7	Formation of Sufi schools and representatives of these schools.
8	The formation of Sufi concepts and the evaluation of the meanings they gained.
9	The birth of Sufi literature and the interpretation of religious texts from a mystical point of view.
10	The foundation of Sunni mysticism and Imam Ghazali
11	Heterodox groups (Hululiyya, İbâhiyye, İttihâdiyye)
12	Ibn 'Arabi and his teaching
13	Akbari school and its extension in Anatolia
14	The understanding of ishraqism and the representatives of this tradition

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Reşat Öngören, Sufism in the Ottomans, Istanbul 2000. 2. Mustafa Kara, Sufism and Sects in the Ottomans, Istanbul 2008. 3. H. Kamil Yılmaz, Sufism and Sects with Its Main Lines, Istanbul 2004. 4. Mustafa Kara, History of Sufism and Sects, Istanbul 1995. 5. Mustafa Aşkar, Sufi History Literature 6. Handbook of Sufism

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	50
Quiz	1	50
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	2	1	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	11	2	22
Self Study	7	5	35
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	3	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	2	3	6
Homework	2	1	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			84

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	3	4	4	4

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