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TİB 624 - Wisdom of Legislation in Islamic Law

Graduate Education Institute · Islamic Sciences · Doctorate

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Recep CİCİ

Course Objective

To get rid of narrow and literal interpretations by understanding the purpose and justification of the instructions and provisions of Islamic Law, to open doors to unexplored horizons based on the spirit and meaning of the eternal principles of Islam and thus to fulfill the responsibilities towards the creator without damaging the nature of man and the universe.

Course Content

To get rid of narrow and literal interpretations by understanding the purpose and justification of the instructions and provisions of Islamic Law, to open doors to unexplored horizons based on the spirit and meaning of the eternal principles of Islam and thus to fulfill the responsibilities towards the creator without damaging the nature of man and the universe.

Required Resources

  1. el-Muvafakat fî usuli'ş-şeria. / Şatıbi, şrh. Abdullah Diraz, 1-4 cilt
  2. Makasıd ve ictihad : İslam hukuk felsefesi araştırmaları. / haz. Ahmet Yaman. -- İstanbul : Rağbet, 2010.
  3. İslam Hukukunda İctihad/ Hayrettin Karaman
  4. Ertuğrul Boynukalın, “Makasıdü’ş-şeria”, DİA, cilt:27 s. 423-427.
  5. Y.V. Yavuz, İslam Hukuk Felsefesi, İstanbul: Düşün Yay., 2017.
  6. İbrahim Kafi Dönmez, İslâm Hukukunda Müctehidin Nasslar Karşısındaki Durumu ile Modern Hukuklarda Hâkimin Kanun Karşısındaki Durumu Arasında Bir Mukayese, Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1986, sayı: 4, s. 23-51.
  7. Asım Cüneyd Köksal, Fıkıh Usulünün Mahiyeti ve Gayesi, İstanbul: İSAM, 2008.

Recommended Resources

  1. el-Muvafakat fî usuli'ş-şeria. / Şatıbi, şrh. Abdullah Diraz, 1-4 cilt
  2. Makasıd ve ictihad : İslam hukuk felsefesi araştırmaları. / haz. Ahmet Yaman. -- İstanbul : Rağbet, 2010.
  3. İslam Hukukunda İctihad/ Hayrettin Karaman
  4. Ertuğrul Boynukalın, “Makasıdü’ş-şeria”, DİA, cilt:27 s. 423-427.
  5. Y.V. Yavuz, İslam Hukuk Felsefesi, İstanbul: Düşün Yay., 2017.
  6. İbrahim Kafi Dönmez, İslâm Hukukunda Müctehidin Nasslar Karşısındaki Durumu ile Modern Hukuklarda Hâkimin Kanun Karşısındaki Durumu Arasında Bir Mukayese, Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1986, sayı: 4, s. 23-51.
  7. Asım Cüneyd Köksal, Fıkıh Usulünün Mahiyeti ve Gayesi, İstanbul: İSAM, 2008.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Understands the purpose and justification of the instructions and provisions of Islamic Law
  2. Understands the understanding of Wisdom-Makasıd-Charity
  3. Understands reading and producing solutions based on meaning, purpose and social reality by going beyond reading and comprehension of words only through word / literal.
  4. It defines the division of words in terms of usage, signification, clarity and closeness.
  5. Gains general information about the words of the words.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%50 (38) Law%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16580
Midterm13030
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final13030

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The meaning and nature of makasıdı'ş-shariareading
2Getting to know the Hikmet-i Teşri literaturereading
3Word-meaning, illet-wisdom, interest-scissor relationshipreading
4Maqasid ijtihad-Intrinsic interpretationreading
5Historical course of maqasid ijtihadreading
6Approaches to maqasidreading
7Maqasid ve Ahmed Raysûnîreading
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9The Concept of Istıslah (Ghazali)reading
10Maslahat-İjtihad relationshipreading
11Understanding of maqasidreading
12The understanding of Wisdom-Maqasıd-Charityreading
13Modernist Project and Ictihadreading
14Benefits and types of law seekingreading
15Legal technique and purpose problemreading
16FinalFinal