Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
2BIS 652Mutakallimun Legal Thought3+0+038

Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program MA Program in Islamic Studies (Thesis) (30% English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To develop an insight into some important issues and literature in the history of usul al-fiqh
Course Content Usul thought of mutakallim scholars will be studied through five representative works and some usul issues.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Tuncay Başoğlu
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources A.Cüneyd Köksal, Fıkıh Usulünün Mahiyeti ve Gayesi
Tuncay Başoğlu, Fıkıh Usulünde Razi Mektebi
Taha Boyalık, Dil, Söz ve Fesahat
Muhammed Süleyman el-Eşkar, Ef'alu'r-Resul
Abdulwahhab b. İbrahim Abu Sulaiman, al-Fikr al-usuli
M. Edib Salih, Tefsirü'n-nusus
Felicitas Opwis, Maslaha and the Purpose of the Law
Wael Hallaq, A History of Legal Theories
Wael Hallaq, Authoritiy, Continuity and Change
Bernard G. Weiss, The Search for God's Law
A. Kevin Reinhart, Before Revelation
It is a prerequisite that the participants should have a comprehension of usul terminology and issues, and read some classical and contemporary usul works

Course Category
Social Sciences %30
Field %70

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Assignment 1 % 40
Practice 1 % 0
Project 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Assignments 1 50 50
Project 1 20 20
Final examination 1 50 50
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 8 232

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Participants will have an understanding on the history of Islamic sciences and the place of usul al-fiqh in it
2 They will have an awareness on the development and transformations of usul al-fiqh
3 They will study represantative works of mutakallimûn usul and conceive their characteristics
4 They will conceive the discussions around essential usul issues


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction: History of Islamic Sciences and usul al-fiqh
2 Investigation of the related works from the point of their structure and of characteristics of the period of their production, e.g. their social-scholarly context Articles of TDV Encyclopedia of Islam about usul al-fiqh, related works and their authors, article of Concise Encyclopedia of Islam about usul al-fiqh TDV Encyclopedia of Islam is open to access on internet. The article in Concise E.I. will be handed out by the lecturer
3 Usul al-fiqh: Its definition, subject, goal and function Readings from the assigned works Readings from: A. Cüneyd Köksal, Fıkıh Usulünün Mahiyeti
4 Husn and qubh; hukm and its kinds Readings from the assigned classical books Look at this work: Tuncay Başoğlu, Razi Mektebi
5 The sources of hukm (adilla) Readings from the assigned works Some articles will be assigned later
6 al-Khabar al-wahid Readings from the assigned works Some articles will be assigned later
7 Af'al al-rasul (Deeds of the Messenger pbuh) Readings from the assigned works You may look at this work: M. Sulaiman al-Ashkar, Af'al al-rasul
8 Ijma as a dalil Readings from the assigned works Some articles will be assigned later
9 The theory of language Readings from the assigned works You may read the related chapters from: Taha Boyalık, Dil, söz ve fesahat Tuncay Başoğlu, Razi Mektebi
10 Analysis and Classification of Literary meaning and signification Readings from and scanning of the assigned works You may search through: M. Adib Salih, Tafsir an-nusus
11 Qiyas and ta'lil (Types of reasoning and causality) Readings from the assigned works You may look at: Tuncay Başoğlu, İllet Tartışmaları, doctoral thesis
12 Maqasid and maslaha Readings from the assigned works You may read: Felicitas Opwis, Maslaha
13 Ijtihad, its conditions and types Readings from the assigned works
14 Taqlid, madhhab, the issue of recognition of all ijtihads as valid (taswib al-mujtahidin) Readings from the assigned works


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
C1 4 5 4
C2 5
C3
C4

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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