Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İLF1072022371THE PERIOD OF FOUNDING OF ISLAM AND THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET Compulsory113
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To comprehend the place and importance of the Prophet in history and to acquire a basic knowledge about the studies of Siyer.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Feridun Tekin
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to comprehend the place and importance of pre-Islamic Arab history in the field of Siyer
2Being able to recognize the environment and conditions that occurred in and around Mecca in the period before the Prophet's prophethood
3To be able to explain the reasons for the opposition of the polytheists against the message of the Prophet
4To be able to compare the activities carried out by the Prophet in order to spread his prophethood and its practices in this regard
5Be able to analyze new developments within the framework of the Prophet's relations with Medina before the Hijra
6Understanding the Ansar-Muhajir brotherhood and its results after the Hijra and taking them as an example in the relations between people today
7To be able to draw similarities between the policy followed by the Prophet in his struggle with the Meccan polytheists, the Jews and the Hypocrites.
8To be able to produce ideas about the results of the preaching activities of the Prophet in the Arabian Peninsula.
9Being able to produce ideas about these views that are reflected to the present day, based on the universal messages expressed by the Prophet from his Farewell Sermon.
10To be able to criticize contemporary approaches about the period of the Prophet with scientific methods
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The main sources of Siyer are Qu'an and Sunnah
2Hz. The social, cultural and religious environment that the Prophet found ready
3Mecca in the pre-Islamic period
4Hz. Prophet's close ancestors and activities
5Hz. Prophet's birth and childhood
6The position of the Prophet in social life
7The first revelation and the first Muslims
8The reasons and activities of the Meccans against the notification
9The Prophet's strategy to fight the polytheists
10Migration to Abyssinia and Medina.
11Efforts to create a new society in Medina
12Relations with Meccan polytheists, Jews and hypocrites
13Letters of invitation to Islam and their results.
14Farewell sermon and death of the Prophet.
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Hüseyin Algül, İslam Tarihi II, İstanbul 1991 2. Adem Apak, Anahatlarıyla İslam Tarihi I, İstanbul 2011 3. Muhammed Hamidullah, İslam Peygamberi, I-II, İstanbul 1990-1991 4. İbrahim Sarıçam, Hz. Muhammed ve Evrensel Mesajı Ankara 2004. 5. Asım Köksal, İslam Tarihi, İstanbul 1989 6. Casim Avcı, Muhammedül Emin, İstanbul 2008 7. Watt, Montgomery, Peygamber ve Devlet Adamı Hz. Muhammed, İstanbul 2001 8. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi “Muhammed” maddesi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Seminar6212
Criticising Paper6424
Self Study8432
Reading6212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)82
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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