| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | DKA-S332 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM | Elective | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To dealwith the verdicts in the Qur’an about the human rights in the light of wisdom, and to work on presenting the severdicts to the people and making the munder stand the severdicts. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet Esgin |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Toget a deep knowledge on theconcepts of RightsandLaw | | 2 | Toanalyzetheverses in theQur’anregardedtoRightsandLaw | | 3 | TounderstandthatIslamicreligion is thereligion of theRightsandLaw | | 4 | Toget a deepknowledge on thetopics of fundamentalrightsandfreedoms | | 5 | TounderstandtheimportancegivenbytheQur’antothehumanrights | | 6 | Todetermineandanalyzetheverses in theQur’anregardedtothehumanrights | | 7 | Tounderstandtheholiness of thefundamentalrightswhichhumanbeingsposses since theirbirth | | 8 | TounderstandtherelationbetweenReligiousverdictandthefundamentalrightsandfreedoms of thehumanbeings | | 9 | Tounderstandthe moral and legal regulationsbetweenindividualsandbetweensocietiesthatshould be obeyedto. | | 10 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Themeaning of thewordsHakk (Right) and Hukuk (Law) :
a. Themeaning in thedictionary
b. Theterminologicalmeaning
Versesabout Right andLaw in theQur’an
Islam is thereligion of “Right andLaw”
Hukukullah (therights of Allah), Hukuku’l-ibad(therights of the Man)
Human Rights: thefundamentalrightsandfreedoms:
a- Thehistory of thehumanrights
b- Thefirst step of theannouncement of theDeclaration of the Human Rights in Europe: MagnaCartaandtheothers
c- Human rights in Islamiccountries
Thevalue of Man accordingtoQur’an:
a- AccordingtotheQur’anhumanbeingsare eşref-i mahlukat (thenoblest of creatures) andtheyarebornwithoutsins
b- AccordingtotheQur’aneveryone is equal in his rightsanddutiesandthere is noprivilegedclass. Thedutiesareaccordingtothetalentsandspecialtiesthatarewonlatter in life.
Wherefundamentalrightsandfreedoms (therightsandduties of thehumans) arebased on accordingtotheQur’an:
a- Justice
b- Equality
c- Simplicity
d- Utility/Affair
Classification of fundamentalrightsandfreedoms:
a- Publiclaw
b- Individuallaw
RightsandfreedomsaccordingtotheQur’an:
a- Theright of Life (versesregardingtosafety of life)
b- Freedomright ( versesregardingfreedom)
c- AccordingtotheQur’anthere is not suchestablishment as Slavery; Slaverywasfabricatedbyhumans
d- Theright of theprivate life/ privacy (spying is prohibited)
e- Theright of property ( versesregardingthistopic)
f- Theright of protectingthe Human honor, dignityandreputation (not to put uglynicknames, not tomakefun of sb.)
Safety of religion ( therightandtheresponsibility of belief )
a- Inthecall of Religionknowledge, wisdom, adviceanddiscussion of ideas is fundamental, forceandviolenceareprohibited
b- There is noforcing in theReligion’scall
c- RightsandDutiesareduetolateraccomplishmentsandtheycannot be implementedbyforceandviolence
Peace-Warlaw in theQur’ananditsprinciples:
a- AccordingtotheQur’anwarcannot be donetoforcetheestablishing of Islam but onlytoprotecttherightsandthefreedom
b- The verdict of theQur’an regarding Mürteds ( the ones wholeave the Islam)
Safety of Goods: therightandfreedom of property
- The view of Qur’an regarding wealth: (the wealth which doesn’t fulfill the gratitude, -alms, charity and so on, misleads the peoplein to caprice and indulgence. (the example of Karun)
The moral and legal regulations between societies that should be obeyed to:
a- The essence of a relation ship between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is peace
b- Permission forwar is givenonlytoprotectthefundamentalrightsandfreedomsandtopreventtheconsciouspressurethataredone.
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Themeaning of thewordsHakk (Right) and Hukuk (Law) :
a. Themeaning in thedictionary
b. Theterminologicalmeaning
| | | | 2 | Versesabout Right andLaw in theQur’an | | | | 3 | Islam is thereligion of “Right andLaw” | | | | 4 | Hukukullah (therights of Allah), Hukuku’l-ibad(therights of the Man)
Human Rights: thefundamentalrightsandfreedoms:
a- Thehistory of thehumanrights
b- Thefirst step of theannouncement of theDeclaration of the Human Rights in Europe: MagnaCartaandtheothers
c- Human rights in Islamiccountries
| | | | 5 | Thevalue of Man accordingtoQur’an:
a- AccordingtotheQur’anhumanbeingsare eşref-i mahlukat (thenoblest of creatures) andtheyarebornwithoutsins
b- AccordingtotheQur’aneveryone is equal in his rightsanddutiesandthere is noprivilegedclass. Thedutiesareaccordingtothetalentsandspecialtiesthatarewonlatter in life.
| | | | 6 | Wherefundamentalrightsandfreedoms (therightsandduties of thehumans) arebased on accordingtotheQur’an:
a- Justice
b- Equality
c- Simplicity
d- Utility/Affair
| | | | 7 | Classification of fundamentalrightsandfreedoms:
a- Publiclaw
b- Individuallaw
| | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | | 9 | RightsandfreedomsaccordingtotheQur’an:
a- Theright of Life (versesregardingtosafety of life)
b- Freedomright ( versesregardingfreedom)
c- AccordingtotheQur’anthere is not suchestablishment as Slavery; Slaverywasfabricatedbyhumans
| | | | 10 | d- Theright of theprivate life/ privacy (spying is prohibited)
e- Theright of property ( versesregardingthistopic)
f- Theright of protectingthe Human honor, dignityandreputation (not to put uglynicknames, not tomakefun of sb.)
| | | | 11 | Safety of religion ( therightandtheresponsibility of belief )
a- Inthecall of Religionknowledge, wisdom, adviceanddiscussion of ideas is fundamental, forceandviolenceareprohibited
b- There is noforcing in theReligion’scall
c- RightsandDutiesareduetolateraccomplishmentsandtheycannot be implementedbyforceandviolence
| | | | 12 | Peace-Warlaw in theQur’ananditsprinciples:
a- AccordingtotheQur’anwarcannot be donetoforcetheestablishing of Islam but onlytoprotecttherightsandthefreedom
b- Theverdict of theQur’anregardingMürteds ( theoneswholeavetheIslam)
| | | | 13 | Safety of Goods: therightandfreedom of property
- Theview of Qur’anregardingwealth: (thewealthwhichdoesn’tfulfillthegratitude, -alms, charityandso on, misleadsthepeopleintocapriceandindulgence. (theexample of Karun)
| | | | 14 | The moral and legal regulationsbetweensocietiesthatshould be obeyedto:
a- Theessence of a relationshipbetween a Muslimand a non-Muslim is peace
b- Permissionforwar is givenonlytoprotectthefundamentalrightsandfreedomsandtopreventtheconsciouspressurethataredone.
| | | | 15 | | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| İbrahim Çelik, Kur’ân’ın Ana Konuları, Bursa 2001
Servet Armağan, İslam Hukukunda Temel Hak ve Hürriyetler, Ankara 1987
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Self Study | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework | 14 | 2 | 28 |
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