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  Course Description
Course Name : Hadith Literature I

Course Code : TİB 733

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. MUHAMMET YILMAZ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Evaluates the emergence and development of the hadith literature.
Understands the basic principles of oral and written narration of hadiths.
Has knowledge about the various aspects of the academic studies during the period Hadith were compiled.
Lists the basic characteristics of classification period, knows the works of the period and can compare them.
Analyzes the important works of the classification period.
indicates the main differences between main Hadith sources other literature.
Identifies the textual contradictions in hadiths.
has ability to come up with answers to the textual contradictions in hadiths.
Has ability to apply text critisizm principles on Hadith texts.
Is capable of identifying which are not authentic (can not be related to the prophet).

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Identifying the text problems which damage the credibility of the hadiths; Introduction to the literature and studies conducted in this field; Understanding the principles of text critisizm via examples and using these principles on Hadith texts.

Course Contents : The main sources of Hadith literature; formation stages of Hadith Literature; Hıfz (memorizing), Kitabet (clerical work) and the first written sources of hadith. Works classified according to their narrators and topics.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Faculty of Theology Master classrooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The main sources of Hadith literature Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
2 Formation stages of Hadith Literature: Memorization, writing, and the first written sources of Hadith Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
3 compilation of hadiths, and the first scholars Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
4 Hadith classification systems Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
5 works classified according to the narrators Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
6 Musnad and its features Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
7 Mujams and their features Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
8 Midterm written examination
9 Works classified according to their topics Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
10 Musannafs and their features Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
11 Jamies (Hadith anthologies) and their features Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
12 Sunan type works and their features Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
13 Kutub-i Sitte (six books) Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
14 Kutub-i Tis´a (nine books) Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
15 Classification Period works, their features and comparison Investigating and reading the sources related to stated issues Lecture, Question and answer, discussion, practice
16/17 Final written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Çakan, İsmail L., Hadis Edebiyatı, İstanbul 1989
 Sıddîkî, M. Zübeyr, Hadis Edebiyatı Tarihi, İstanbul 1966
 M. M. Azâmî, İlk Devir Hadis Edebiyatı (trc. Hulûsi Yavuz), İstanbul 1993
 Kettânî, er-Risâletü´l-müstatrafe, İstanbul 1986
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Knows the historical development of the Islamic sciences and their methods, concepts and sources, is aware of the differences and similarities between them. 4
2 Analyzes and classifies historical experience and scientific knowledge in the field of Islamic sciences and uses it to solve current affairs. 3
3 Is equipped with skills to create solutions the basic religious problems according to the needs of today 2
4 Has a scientific mindset releated with the academic area 3
5 Has the knowledge to conduct a research using scientific methods and techniques in the field of basic Islamic sciences 4
6 Has the ability to read the basic religious texts and knowledge to explain and interpret them 2
7 Knows schools emerged in the field of Tafsir, Hadith, İslamic Sects, İslamic Law, Mysticism, İslamic Teology throughout the history of Islamic thought and their process of formation, basic ideas, sources and their contributions to Islamic thought. 3
8 Produces scientific knowledge in the field of theology and analyzes them using a critical approach 1
9 Follows national and international studies and publications on basic religious sciences and understands them 4
10 Speaks a foreign language fluent enough to use the international sources and share the information 2
11 Makes researches to solve the problems releated the field in accordance with social needs 4
12 Uses the appropriate methods, technical material and technological opportunities 4
13 Works in cooperation with public and private institutions related to the field 1
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 15 45
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload: 159
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.36
ECTS Credit: 6