Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TİB614CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS OF SUFISMCompulsory125
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course is concerned with the criticisms of Sufism directed by other Islamic scholars, the critics of Sufis against Sufism, the question of foreign influence on Sufi, Shiism and Sufism, the structure and basic characteristics of Sufi knowledge.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr.Öğr. Üyesi Hatice Çubukcu
Learning Outcomes
1 to recognize the mystic problems
2 recognize the source books in this subject
3 discuss issues thoroughly
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Sufi criticism of Sufi mysticism and melamat thought Mysticism is a critique from the inside Mysticism The debate about the origin of mysticism Shiism and Sufism Seyr Suluk, inrisab and bey'at Sheikh-Murshid, Silsile Zikir, ayin, sema Mukhede and Riyazet Rabita Ledün Science Tevekkül, kesb Knowledge understanding, Discovery and miracles Ricalü-l-Gayb
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Sufis' sufism critique and melamet thought
2An example of criticism from inside
3Discussions on the origin of mysticism
4Shiism and Sufism
5Seyr u Suluk, inrisab and bey'at
6Sheikh-Mursid, Silsile
7Dhikir, ayin, sema
8Reincarnation and Riyazet
9Nexus (Rabıta)
10 Ledün İlmi
11Thanks, kesb
12Understanding of knowledge, ingenuity
13Keşf ve keramet
14Ricalü-l-Gayb
15
16
Recommended or Required Reading
H. Kamil Yılmaz, Tasavvuf Meseleleri, Erkam yay. İbrahim Sarmış, Tasavvuf ve İslam, İstanbul, 1997. Ahmet Ögke, “Tasavvufa Yöneltilen Eleştiriler ve İbrahim Sarmış’ın “Tasavvuf ve İslam” Adlı Kitabı”, İlim ve Sanat, Nisan-1996, ss. 70-76. Ercüment Özkan, Tasavvuf ve İslam, İst. 1996. Ferit Aydın, Tarikatta Rabıta ve Nakşibendilik, İst. 1996. Mustafa Aşkar, Tasavvuf Tarihi Literatürü, İst. 2006. Süleyman Uludağ, “Şiilik’te Tasavvuf”, Milletler Arası Tarihte ve Günümüzde Şiilik Semp., İst. 1993. Erol Güngör, İslam Tasavvufunun Meseleleri. Ali Bolat, Bir Tasavvuf Okulu Olarak Melametilik, İnsan yay. İst. 2003. Mustafa Kara, Tasavvufi Hayat ve Düşünceyi Tenkit (İsmail Hakkı Bursevi Örneği), Bursa’da Dünden Bugüne Tasavvuf Kültürü , 2003, cilt: II, sayı: , s. 195-203. Mehmet Bayrakdar, Tasavvufa Yabancı Tesir meselesi. İrfan Gündüz, Tasavvufi Bir Terim Olarak Rabıta. Süleyman Uludağ, Ruhbanlık ve Tasavvuf. Süleyman Uludağ, Keşif ve Keramet. Ali Bolat, Muhasibi’ye Göre Marifetin Unsurları. Ahmet Ögke, Bir Tasavvuf Terimi Olarak Ricâlü’l-Gayb -İbn Arabî’nin Görüşleri-, Tasavvuf: İlmîve Akademik Araştırma Dergisi, 2001, cilt: II, sayı: 5, s. 161-201.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
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)
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures14342
Writing Paper31030
Self Study15575
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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