Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
NEW ILM AL-KALAM İLH345 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The student learns about 18th and 19th century thought trends. In addition the student is informed about studies of the New Ilm al-Kalam in order to defend the principles of Islamic belief in the rational basis.
Course Content 18th and 19th century thought trends.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students who take the course knows the basic claims of 18th and 19th century thought movements.
2) The student who takes the course will be informed about the content and methodology of the New Ilm al-Kalam studies.
3) The religious thought that took place in the last period of the Ottoman Empire can grasp and analyze the renewal efforts, methodology and contributions and effects.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Currents of thought: Materialism, Darwinism, Positivism, Pantheism Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate; Workshop
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The Scientific and Intellectual Life in the Last Period of the Ottoman Empire Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Dini Düşüncenin Yenilenmesi İhtiyacı Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week The Nature of the New Ilm al- Kalam Method and Content Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Representatives of the New Ilm al-Kalam Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Abdullatif Harputi: Identifying the Problem Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Izmirli Ismail Hakkı: Official Recommendation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Sheyhulislam Musa Kazım Efendi Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Debate
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Sheyhülislam Mustafa Sabri Efendi: An Opposite Rhetoric Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Filibeli Ahmed Hilmi: Religion-Science Consensus Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Omar Nasuhi Bilmen: Muvazzah İlm al- Kalam Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Sherafeddin Yaltkaya: Social Theology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Huseyin Atay: Return to the Qur'an, Separation of Religion and Culture Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Bekir Topaloğlu: Quran-Sunnah Emphasis Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Filibeli Ahmed Hilmi, Huzur-u Aklu Fende Maddiyyun Meslek-i Dalale-ti, Matbaa-ı İslamiyye, İstanbul 1332.
Şeyhülislam Musa Kazım Efendi, Külliyât; Dini, İctimai Makaleler, Evkaf-ı İs- lamiye Matbaası, İstanbul 1336.
Atay, İslam’ı Yeniden Anlama, Atay Yay., Ankara 2011.
Atay, Kur’an’a Göre Araştırmalar I-III, IV, V, Atay Yay., Ankara 1997.
Bekir Topaloğlu, Kelam Araştırmaları Üzerine Düşünceler, İFAV Yay., İstanbul 2004.
Bekir Topaloğlu, Kelam İlmine Giriş, Damla Yay., İstanbul 1991.
Filibeli, Allah'ı İnkar Mümkün Müdür?, Matbaa-ı İslamiyesi, İstanbul 1327.
Harputî, Abdüllatif, Kelam Tarihi, Necm-i İstikbal Matbaası, İstanbul 1332.
Harputi, Tenkihu’l Kelam fi Akaid-i Ehl-i İslam, Necm-i İstikbal Matbaası, İstan- bul 1327.
Hüseyin Atay, Kur’an’da İman Esasları ve Kader Sorunu, Atay ve Atay Yay., Ankara 2009.
İzmirli İsmail Hakkı, İlm-i Kelam, Sad. Sabri Hizmetli, Umran Yay., Ankara 1981.
M. Şerafeddin Yaltkaya, İctimaî İlm-i Kelam: Rasul-i Zişan Efendimizin Tanıttığı Uluhiyet”, İslam Mecmuası, C. II, Sayı: 25, İstanbul 1331.
M. Şerafeddin Yaltkaya, “Din Aklî Değil Makuldür”, İslam Mecmuası, C. III, Sayı:28, İstanbul 1331.
M. Şerafeddin Yaltkaya, İctima-i İlm-i Kelam: Cenâb-ı Hak Bilinmez Sezilir”, İslam Mecmuası, C.2, Sayı: 15, İstanbul 1333.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 14 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 4
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 4
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 6
1 1.5
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 2
Total Workload
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