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ISF 230 - Methodology of Islamic Law

Faculty of Islamic Sciences · Islamic Sciences (Arabic 30%) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 4+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Recep CİCİ

Course Objective

Informing students about the sources of Islamic law (adilla shar‘iyya) and legal norm (sharia hukm) and deriving legal norms from the sources (istinbat

Course Content

With the development of Islamic law from the beginning to the present day, he / she will have information about the point reached today and the works given in this field.

Required Resources

Zekiyyüddin Şaban, İslam Hukuk İlminin Esasları (çev. İbrahim Kafi Dönmez), Ankara 2005

Recommended Resources

Muhammed Ebû Zehra, Usûlü’l-Fıkh, İstanbul 1974

Muhammed Hudari Bey, Usûlü’l-Fıkh, Mısır 1969

Abdülvehhab Hallaf, İlmu Usûli’l-Fıkh, Kuveyt 1968

Abdülkerim Zeydan, el-Vecîz fî usûli’l-fıkh, Bağdat 1985

Explanations

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Rules

Derse devam zorunludur.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To understand characteristic of the method of islamic law and its functions comparing to islamic law
  2. To learn basic terms of the method of islamic law and its development in historical process
  3. To understand islamic epistemology from the point of the datas of the science of the method of islamic law

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%30 (38) Law%70

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm12020
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final12525

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Definition of “Methodology of Islamic Law”, the birth, to be codified, historical development and the basic literature The characteristic and purpose of the methodogy of İsslamic lawReading
2Sources of Shari'ah judgements: The definition and properties of the Quran. Value of the source of the Qur'an and place among the other sources. Definition of Sunnah, types, and value of the source of Sunnah, Al-Khabar al-Vâhid and actions of prophetReading
3Definition of consensus (Icma) is, the realization conditions, types and source of value, Definition of qıyas , value of the source. The basic elements of qıyas and terms.Reading
4Definition of illah, terms, Methods for determining of illah. The concept of illah and hikmah (wisdom)Reading
5Maslaha al-mürsele IstihsanReading
6Urf, sedd-i zerâî shar-u man kablanâ, sahabî kavliReading
7Istıshab and relevant examples Ranking among the sources and itʼs bindignessReading
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Definition of provision Al-Hukm at-Taklîfî: Supposition (farz), obligatory (wâjib) and recommended (mendûb)Reading
10Prohibited (haram), repugnant (mekruh) and permissible (mubah). Al-Azîma waʼl-rukhsaReading
11Vazî provision Hâkim, theory of husn-kubh, mahkûm fîh and Mahkûm aleyhReading
12Deriving legal norms from the sources (Istinbat Methods)Reading
13Orders and prohibitions Âmm and homonymic (müştarakReading
14Words used in terms of meaning Words in terms of form clarity of meaning Words in terms of form cryptically of meaning Words in terms of form dalala of meaningReading
15Juggement's aims conflict of evidence and nesh Ijtihad and taqlidReading
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı