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Course Description Course Name : The First Period Islamic History II Course Code : İTS 702 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATİH YAHYA AYAZ Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns about the establishment and development of Umayyad State and recognizes the differences and changes between this and the previous period Has information about the political events of Umayyad period Knows the religious, social and cultural developments in Umayyad period, comprehends their reflections on religious life of Islamic world Learns about the establishment and development of Abbasid State Knows the religious, social and cultural developments in Abbasid period Gains the ability to interpret and analyse the political, economic and social developments and changes which have occured in those two periods Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : OPTIONAL COURSES Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim is to provide students with the knowledge of political, social and cultural history of Umayyad and Abbasid states Course Contents : Political and civil history of Umayyad and Abbasid states, comparisons between the periods 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 The establishment of Umayyad State Âdem Apak, İslam Tarihi 3, p. 17-35 Lecturing and discussion 2 Sufyanid period in Umayyad State I: Muawiya Âdem Apak, İslam Tarihi 3, p. 35-71; DİA, "Muâviye" item Lecturing and discussion 3 Sufyanid period in Umayyad State II: Yazid b. Muawiya, Karbala etc. Âdem Apak, İslam Tarihi 3, p. 71-116 Lecturing and discussion 4 Transfer of the power in dynasty: Jabiya negotiations Saim Yılmaz, "Muâviye b. Yezîd´in Halifelikten Ayrılması ve Halifeliğin Mervânîler´e İntikâli", İSTEM, IV/8 (2006), p. 187-205 Lecturing and discussion 5 Marwanid period in Umayyad State I: Marwan I, Abdulmalik b. Marwan, Valid I Âdem Apak, İslam Tarihi 3, p. 121-187 Lecturing and discussion 6 Marwanid period in Umayyad State II: from Valid I I period to the collapse Âdem Apak, İslam Tarihi 3, p. 187-255 Lecturing and discussion 7 Collapse of Umayyad State and its reasons Âdem Apak, İslam Tarihi 3, p. 255-260; DİA, "Emevîler" item Lecturing and discussion 8 Mid-term exam exam written exam 9 General characteristics of Umayyad period, and the administrative, social, cultural institutions and developments in this period İrfan Aycan-İbrahim Sarıçam, Emeviler, p. 98-157; DİA, "Emevîler" item Lecturing and discussion 10 comparison of Umayyad period and the period of Four Caliphs relevant items of DİA Lecturing and discussion 11 Abbasid revolution and the establishment of the Abbasid State Âdem Apak, İslâm Tarihi 4, p. 17-40; DİA, "Abbâsîler" item Lecturing and discussion 12 Abbasid Caliphs of the first period Âdem Apak, İslâm Tarihi 4, p. 43-253; DİA, "Abbâsîler" item Lecturing and discussion 13 A general outlook on the period of Authority of Turkish generals, Buyids and Seljukids in Abbasid time Âdem Apak, İslâm Tarihi 4, p. 257-478; DİA, "Abbâsîler" item Lecturing and discussion 14 The collapse of Abbasid State Âdem Apak, İslâm Tarihi 4, p. 478-499; DİA, "Abbâsîler" item Lecturing and discussion 15 Islamic culture and civilization in Abbasid period Nahide Bozkurt, "Abbâsîler, Medeniyet Tarihi", İslâm Tarihi El Kitabı, p. 493-522; DİA, "Abbâsîler" item Lecturing and discussion 16/17 Exam exam written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  1. İbn Sa’d (ö. 230/845), et-Tabakâtü’l-Kübrâ (nşr. İhsan Abbas), I-IX, Beyrut 1985.  2 Belâzurî (ö. 279/892), Fütûhu’l-Büldân (Türkçeye çev. Mustafa Fayda), Ankara 2002.  3. Belâzurî, Ensâbü’l-Eşrâf (nşr. Süheyl Zekkâr), I-XIII, Beyrut 1996.  4. Ebû Hanîfe ed-Dîneverî (ö. 282/895), el-Ahbârü’t-Tıvâl (nşr. Ömer Faruk Tabbâ), Beyrut, ts.  5. Ya’kûbî (ö. 284/897), Târîh, I-II, Beyrut 1995.  6. Taberî (ö. 310/922), Târîhu’l-Ümem ve’l-Mülûk (nşr. M. Ebü’l-Fazl İbrahim), I-XI, Beyrut, ts.  7. İbnü’l-Esîr (ö. 630/1232), el-Kâmil fi’t-Târîh, I-XIII, Beyrut 1979.  8. Âdem Apak, İslâm Tarihi, III (Emevîler) İstanbul 2006 ve IV (Abbâsîler), İstanbul 2011.  9. İrfan Aycan - İbrahim Sarıçam, Emevîler, İstanbul 2002  10. Julius Wellhausen, Arap Devleti ve Sükutu (çev. Fikret Işıltan), Ankara 1963.  12. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi´nin (DİA) “Emevîler”, “Abbâsîler”, “Muâviye b. Ebû Süfyân”, “Mervân I”, “Abdülmelik b. Mervân”, “Hişâm b. Abdülmelik”, “Mansûr” ve “Hârûnürreşîd” gibi ilgili maddeleri. Required Course Material(s)  11. İslâm Tarihi Kültür ve Medeniyeti (ed. P. M. Holt-A. K. S. Lambton-B. Lewis), (çev. Hamdi Aktaş ve ark.), I-IV, İstanbul 1997.   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. 4 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 0 5 Has knowledge of general theory of Music 1 6 Knows the history and characteristics of architectural and decorative arts 1 7 Has an understanding of aesthetical thought 1 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 4 * 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 10 10     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 114 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.56 ECTS Credit: 5