Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TİB-23-162KLASİK TEFSİR METİNLERİElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Intended to be depth knowledge of the student about interpretations in different eras and genres created
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. İbrahim Akgün
Learning Outcomes
1Understand the language and style characteristics of Classic Tafsir texts.
2To analyze the similarities and differences between Classic and Contemporary Tafsir texts.
3Understand the special characteristics of Rivayet Tafsir.
4Understand the special characteristics of Dirayet Tafsir.
5Analyze the positive and negative aspects of the Dirayat and Rivayet Tafsir.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Approach to the classical commentaries verses of the Quran
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Qur’an in Terms of Historical Textualisation and Its Comparison with The Other Holy Books
2The Characteristics of The Oral and Written Texts with Respect to the Differences in Style
3The Characteristics of The Qur’anic Texts of Meccan and Madinan Periods (Regarding Matter, Principal Aim and Style)
4Interpretation of The Qur’an By The Prophet Muhammad: Selected Texts From Bukhari, Kitab Al-Tafsir
5Selected Texts From The Books Concerning With The Qur’anic Sciences: Al-Itkaan fi Ulum Al-Qur’an
6Selected Qur’anic Texts From Meccan Period. The Interpretation of Alaq Surah in The Exegesis of Mukatil as One of Early Commentators
7Selected Qur’anic Texts of Madinan Period. The Creation of Adam in Tabari’s Commentary
8Qur’anic Texts And Its Interpretation concerning the Original Sin and Individual Responsibility in al-Razi as a Dirayah Commentator
9MIDTERM EXAM
10The Samples From The Commentaries Based on Narratives (Ibn Kathir)
11Sectarian Commentaries: The Case of Zamakhshari
12Sufi Commentary: The Case of Ismail Haqqi al-Bursawi
13Fiqhi Commentaries: The Case of al-Jassas
14Social Commentaries: The Case of Manar by Abduh and Rashid Rida
15The Original Sin and Individual Responsibility According to The Texts of The Qur’an, and the Old and New Testament
16FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Arthur Jeffery, The Foreign Vocabulary of The Qur’an, Cairo 1937 2. Fahruddîn er-Râzî, Mefâtîhu’l-Ğayb, I-XXXII, Beyrut 1990 3. et-Taberî, Câmiu’l-Beyân an Te’vîli Âyi’l-Kur’ân, I-XXX, Kahire 1954 4. el-Cessâs, Ahkâmu’l-Kur’ân, I-IV, Beyrut 1985 5. İbn Kesir, Tefsîru’l-Kur’âni’l-Azîm, I-IV, Beyrut 1969 6. ez-Zemahşerî, el-Keşşâf, I-IV, Beyrut 1983 7. Mukatil b. Süleyman, Tefsiru Mukatil b. Süleyman, I-V, Kahire 1979 8. el-Bursevî, Rûhu’l-beyân fî tefsîri’l-Kur’ân, I-X, İstanbul 1969
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 Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Criticising Paper5630
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading14798
Homework5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)177
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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