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TİB 522 - Methodology and Literature of Hadith

Graduate Education Institute · Islamic Sciences · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. İsmail ÇAKAN

Course Objective

History, methodology, basic sources, scholars and concepts of hadith-sunnah will beanalyzed. 

Course Content

Main sources of classical hadith methodology

Contemporary/modern studies and books 

Evaluating of main themes of hadith methodology and some problems 

Is it possible a new hadith methodology for the time being, if yes, how?

Required Resources

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - Hadis Usulu

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - Hadis Edebiyatı

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - Anahatlarıyla Hadis

Recommended Resources

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - Hadis Öğrenimi

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - Hadislerde Görülen 

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - İslami Yapılanmada Siret ve Sünnet

İsmail Lütfi Çakan - Dinimizin Temel Hadisleri

Yaşar Kandemir - Hadis Karşıtları Ne Yapmak İstiyor?

Bekir Kuzudişli- Hadis Rivayetinde Bağlam

Bekir Kuzudişli - Hadis Tarihi

Zekeriya Güler - Hadis Tetkikleri

Ahmet Yücel - Oryantalist Hadis Anlayışı ve Eleştirisi

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Güncel hadis tartışmaları hakkında kavramsal hazırlık yapar.
  2. Hadis tarihi ile diğer islami disiplinlerin tarihi arasında ilişki kurar.
  3. Hadisin temel kavramlarını anlar ve doğru olarak kullanır.
  4. Temel hadis kaynaklarını kullanabilir.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-Answer

Assessment & Evaluation

Homework

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period14570
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment14228
Practice000
Final14342

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Responsibilities of MA students Methodology followed in the coursenone
2The Prophet's functional position, the fact of revelation, His duty of convey and exposition, structure of hadithrelated chapters from the given sources
3tables: table of the revelation and beginning of hadithrelated chapters from the given sources
4the factors that lead to development of hadith, stages of hadith literature's formation, stages ofrelated chapters from the given sources
5Sahabe's position and role in hadith transmission, the reasons why sahabe differ in number of the hadith they narrate, the systems of classification, the systems of ala al-rijal, ala al-abvab, ala al-ahrufrelated chapters from given sources
6are the hadiths narrated word by word (narration with lafz/literal and with mana/meaning), works of ala al-rijal system of transmission, Ahmad ibn Hanbal's Musnadrelated chapters from given sources
7Did hadith scholars deal only with the sanad? Works of ala al-abvab system of transmission, musannafs, content of jami'smidterm exam
8Jami's in hadith literature Introducing sahihan comparatively Are shifahi narrations reliablerelated chapters from given sources
9Ulum al-hadith Introducing Tirmidhi's Jamirelated chapters from given sources
10Are sahih ahadith found only in Kutup al-sitta? Sunans in Hadith literature Abu Davud's Sunan and his letter to people of Meccarelated chapters from given sources
11al-Rihla fi talab al-hadith (Journeys for hadith) Sunans of Ibn Majah and Nasairelated chapters from given sources
12Gradation of hadith collections Comparison of Sunan, Jami and Musannafrelated chapters from given sources
13books based on the literature of classification period that have no commentary characterrelated chapters from given sources
14Sharkh literature and well-known sharkhs Gharib al-hadith, hashiya and ta'lik studiesrelated chapters from given sources
15final examfinal exam