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Course Description Course Name : History of Islamic Institutions Course Code : İTS 720 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATİH YAHYA AYAZ Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has knowledge of the concepts of institution and institutionalization Detects the contributions of Umayyad and Abbasid states to institutionalization Knows the change and development between the periods of institutionalization Knows the institıtions established by Turkish-Islamic states Has knowledge of the origins of the institutions established by Muslim states during the Islamic history Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To provide students with the knowledge of the institutions established by Muslim states, their sources and contributions to the Islamic Civilization Course Contents : conceptions of institution and institutionalization, historical process of institutionalization in Muslim states, administrative, judicial, religious, military and economic structures in Muslim states Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : lecturer´s office   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 conceptions of institution and institutionalization, Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 11-24 lecture and discussion 2 historical process of institutionalization in Muslim states Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 11-24 lecture and discussion 3 the place and importance of the period of Four Caliphs in Muslim institutionalization Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 25-67 lecture and discussion 4 administrative structure: caliphate Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 25-67 lecture and discussion 5 administrative structure: dîwans and vizierate Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 69-108 lecture and discussion 6 administrative structure: clerkship DİA, "Kâtip", item "Divan" lecture and discussion 7 administrative structure: hajib (chamberlain) and other court staff DİA, "Hâcib", item "Üstâdü´d-dâr" lecture and discussion 8 mid-term exam exam written exam 9 judicial structure: Judiciary (kâdî etc.) Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 109-134 lecture and discussion 10 judicial structure: law courts, mazalim etc. Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 135-155 lecture and discussion 11 shaykh al-Islâm Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 157-182 lecture and discussion 12 educational system: elementary schools, madrasahs Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, p. 217-270 lecture and discussion 13 military structure İbrahim Sarıçam-Seyfettin Erşahin, İslâm Medeniyeti Tarihi, p. 104-107 lecture and discussion 14 land administration, incomes and expenses of the state Cahid Baltacı, İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi, p. 199-217 lecture and discussion 15 waqf (donation) İbrahim Sarıçam-Seyfettin Erşahin, İslâm Medeniyeti Tarihi, p. 97-100 lecture and discussion 16/17 exam exam written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  1. Ziya Kazıcı, İslâm Müesseseleri Tarihi, İstanbul 1991  2. İsmet Kayaoğlu, İslam Kurumları Tarihi, Ankara 1980  3. İsmet Kayaoğlu, İslam Kurumları Tarihi, II, Konya 1994  4. Muhammed Hamidullah, İslam Müesseselerine Giriş, (çev. İhsan Süreyya Sırma), İstanbul 1981  7. Hasan el-Bâşâ, el-Fünûn ve´l-vezâif ale´l-âsâri´l-Arabiyye, I-III, Kahire, ts.  8. Hasan İbrahim Hasan-Ali İbrahim Hasan, en-Nüzumü’l-İslâmiyye, Kahire, ts.  9. S. D. Goitein, Studies in Islamic History and Institutions, Leiden 1968 Required Course Material(s)  5. Philip Hitti, Siyasi ve Kültürel İslam Tarihi, (çev. Salih Tuğ), I-IV, İstanbul 1980  6. Adam Mez, 10.Yüzyılda İslam Medeniyeti, (çev. Salih Şaban), İstanbul 2000   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 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 periods of Islamic history and differences between them 5 2 Has enough detailed information about the emergence, development and impacts of Islamic Civilization to be able to compare muslim societies in terms of their socio-cultural and economic features. 5 3 In these fields student gains a interdisciplinary methodological, synthesist and critical point of view on political, cultural and social history, and is able to apply this in his/her studies. 4 4 Recognizes the forms of Turkish-Islamic Literature and may read and understand the original samples of those forms 1 5 Has knowledge of general theory of Music 1 6 Knows the history and characteristics of architectural and decorative arts 3 7 Has an understanding of aesthetical thought 2 8 Can translate historical and literary texts from Ottoman Turkish to modern Turkish 1 9 Gains a historical and literary point of view in the frame of Turkish-Islamic culture 4 10 Can refer to the books or manuscripts written in Ottoman Turkish while doing his/her research 1 11 Has information about the forms of Turkish-religious music and is able to perform these forms 0 12 Can carry out scientific activities with a critical point of view. 4 13 Apprehends the relation between culture, civlization and history 5 * 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 1 6 6     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 110 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.4 ECTS Credit: 4