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Course Description Course Name : Contemporary Islamic Thinkers Course Code : ILS409 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 2 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. HASAN AKKANAT Asst.Prof.Dr. HAKAN COŞAR Learning Outcomes of the Course : 1. Students know the meaning and problems of ceontemporary Islamic thought. 2. Connect the past of Islamic culture with its modern-day by means of the contemporary Islamic thouht 3. Analyze the main opinions of the promenent contemporary Islamic scholars Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To realize the new solutions of contemporary Islamic scholars related to the theological, epistemological and ontological problems. Course Contents : Fazlurrahman’s understanding of the revelation based Avicenna’a psychology and its critism; Iqbalian panentheist God-universe relationship and its critism; Jabiri’s epistemological thought based al-burhan and its criticsm; Nasr’s thought of epistemology based tradition and sacred and its critism; Faruqi and his project of islamization of knowledge and its critism; basic Islamic terms in Izutsu. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Avicennian soul’s sacred faculties İbn Sina´nın Epistemolojisi Face to face (lecturing) 2 Fazlurrahman and Avicennian understanding of revelation İslam’da Dini Düşüncenin Yeniden İnşası Face to face (lecturing) 3 Criticism of Fazlurrahmanian revelation Control and match the previous information Face to face (discussion) 4 Iqbal and his opinion of the panentheist God-universe Muhammed İkbal’in Felsefesi’nde Tanrı, İnsan ve Kainat Face to face (lecturing) 5 Critism of Iqbal’s panentheist opinions Control and match the previous information Face to face (discussion) 6 Jabiri: al-Bayan, al-‘irfan and al-burhan Felsefî Mirasımız ve Biz Face to face (lecturing) 7 Critism of Jabirian burhan Control and match the previous information Face to face (discussion) 8 mid-term exam Reviewing of the previous topics written exam 9 Sayyid Huseyn Nasr: Tradition and Sacred Kutsal ve Bilgi Face to face (lecturing) 10 Critism of the tradition and sacred Control and match the previous information Face to face (discussion) 11 Faruqi and islamization of knowledge Bilginin İslamileştirilmesi ve Çağdaş İslam düşüncesi Face to face (lecturing) 12 Criticism of the islamization of knowledge Control and match the previous information Face to face (discussion) 13 Izutsu and basic Islamic terms Kur’anda Dini ve Ahlaki Kavramlar Face to face (lecturing) 14 To think by Izutsuan terms Control and match the previous information Face to face (discussion) 15 To think about points of new views Think of the previous information and to infer Face to face (discussion) 16/17 final exam Reviewing of the previous topics written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  İslam’da Dini Düşüncenin Yeniden İnşası, Prof. Dr. Fazlur Rahman.  Kuran´da Dini ve Ahlaki Kavramlar, Prof. Dr. Toshihiko İzutsu.  Knowledge and the Scared, Prof. Dr. Sayyid Huseyn Nasr.  Felsefî Mirasımız ve Biz, Mohammed Abid al-Jabiri  Muhammed İkbal’in Felsefesi’nde Tanrı, İnsan ve Kainat, çev: Celal Türer  Bilginin İslamileştirilmesi ve Çağdaş İslam düşüncesi, Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Uyanık  Kur’anda Dini ve Ahlaki Kavramlar, Toshihiko Izutsu 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 0 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 Describes the main concepts, sources, principles, values, and philosophy of the Religion of Islam. 5 2 Explains the effects of the phenomenon of religion on the forming of structure, changing, and progression of the society and human being. 4 3 Explains the processes of the forming and developing of Islamic history and civilization. 3 4 Describes socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic structures of the Islamic societies. 1 5 Reads, explains, and interprets the main religious texts. 3 6 Reaches the true religious knowledge by using scientific methods and techniques, and evaluates and uses that knowledge. 2 7 Determines the main religious problems and produces some solutions according to modern needs. 4 8 Acquires knowledge and skills in the fields of Islamic history, culture, art, and literature. 5 9 Conveys the accumulations acquired to the religious field. 5 10 Classifies and examines the accumulation of knowledge and historical experience acquired in the history of Islamic sciences. 4 11 Expresses truly Islam in terms of belief, worship, moral and acts and procedures. 4 12 Realizes that religion, science, art, philosophy, and moral are mutually complementary elements and that they must be considered as a whole. 5 13 Respects the beliefs and the values attributed holiness, and supports the culture of coexisting. 2 14 Supports attitudes and acts fitted to the unifying, integrating and reconciling role of religious values in society. 2 15 Works in the fields of practical religious services, religious education and teaching. 1 16 Improves professional development, as well as interest in accordance with the capabilities of scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields constantly itself by identifying learning needs. 0 * 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 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1     Final Exam 1 4 4 Total Workload: 61 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.44 ECTS Credit: 2