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
1Introduction to usul al-fiqh (science of jurisprudence)
2The subject and purpose of usul al-fiqh
3The literature of usul al-fiqh and famous scholars (ulama)
4Introduction of schools of law (Hanafi and Şafi schools of law (madhhabs))
5Introduction of schools of law (Maliki, Hanbali, and Jafari madhhabs)
6Accountable person according to Islamic law
7Legal sources: The Qur'an
8Debates regarding the essense of the Qur'an
9The Sunna
10The legal value of sunna
11Ijma (consensus)
12Debates regarding the legal value of ijma
13Qiyas (Analogy): Introduction of qiyas and its components
14Qiyas: Reason and the methods of identifying reason
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 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
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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