Ph. D. in Islamic Studies (in 30% English)

Why Islamic Studies Ph.D. at Ibn Haldun University?

The Ph.D. program in Islamic Studies at Ibn Haldun University, which focuses purely on social sciences, aims to educate the next generation of competent academics with a multidisciplinary view of all aspects of Islam.

In our department of Islamic Studies at the University of Ibn Haldun University, we offer courses aligned with the above principles. As a Muslim-social institution, we welcome all the different sectarian, ethnic, and religious backgrounds students of the world because we believe in diversity in a way that the civilizational paradigm can be best represented only in its academic setting where modern and traditional movements can equally be represented. Moreover, the challenges of our differences motivate us to pursue maturation, wisdom, and truth.

The university trains students to become well-qualified academics who are virtuous, respectful of the Islamic heritage, and capable of responding to present and future needs and expectations through quality education in an academic setting.

The students will use the buildings of Süleymaniye Madrasah, one of the most reputable higher education institutions of the Ottoman Empire, located in the center of the historical city of Istanbul, as a venue for education. In addition, students will be professionally prepared for academic life with various domestic and international research scholarships, project support, and institutional collaborations from many countries worldwide.

Students who qualify for the Ibn Haldun University Ph.D. program in Islamic Studies will be able to attend free English or Turkish preparatory classes, receive lectures and private seminars from professors who are some of the best in their respective fields, and attain basic skills to understand the significant texts of classical Arabic and Islamic disciplines of knowledge taught in the extracurricular Honor Program. In addition, they will be well-equipped to comprehend the literature in their fields in Arabic, English, and Turkish.

Within this discipline, the Ph.D. candidates will conduct research and presentations, publish work and take firm steps toward the academic world, look to the future with confidence, and make a name for themselves in the international academic community.

Educational activities within the program are largely conducted in the historic Süleymaniye madrasahs. 

  Esteemed Academics

  One-on-One Education

  Boutique University

  Student-Centered Approach

  On-Campus Dormitories for Female and Male Students

  Sports Center

  Supportive Research and Project Ecosystem

Head of the Department:

Assist. Prof. İhsan Kahveci

Objectives of the Program:

The purpose of the Ph.D. The program in Islamic Studies is to develop Islamic studies both in our country and in the world and to expand the scope of influence by obtaining essential outcomes from these studies on the national and international levels. In addition, the program aims to train academics capable of correctly identifying fundamental problems and producing real solutions in line with our priorities.

  • To equip students with advanced knowledge and research skills in Islamic Studies.
  • To meet the advanced academic and scientific needs of students interested in academic studies following their undergraduate studies and to strengthen their language skills.
  • To meet the needs of qualified researchers and academics in Turkey and abroad.
  • To adopt an interdisciplinary approach in line with these goals
  • To understand Ibn Haldun's scholarly heritage in the field of Islamic Studies in its intellectual integrity and adapt it to present-day context.
  • Follow the qualified literature in Islamic Studies written in Western and Eastern languages.
  • Train students academically to join the faculty staff of prestigious national and international universities.

Scope of the Program:

The scope of the Ph.D. program in Islamic Studies covers the following areas:

  • Tafsīr
  • Ḥadīth
  • Islamic Law
  • Kalām
  • Tasawwuf

The following lesson plan is for informational purposes only. Click here to access the Bologna information.

Click here to access the course information package.

IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
ISLAMIC STUDIES (%30 ENGLISH)
PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH GRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 601 / BIS 601EBilimsel Araştırma Teknikleri ve Yayın Etiği / Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…/…Program Seçmeli/Genel Seçmeli3038
Dil Dersleri
Total Credit1232
II. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 600 / BIS 600ESeminer / Seminar3008
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…/…Program Seçmeli/Genel Seçmeli3038
Dil Dersleri
Total Credit932
III. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 697Doktora Yeterlik Sınavı00030
Total Credit030
IV. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 698Doktora Tez Önerisi00030
Total Credit030
III. Year
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 699Doktora Tezi00060
Total Credit060
IV. Year
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 699Doktora Tezi00060
Total Credit060
Overall Total Credit21244
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 600 / BIS 600ESeminer / Seminar3008
BIS 601 / BIS 601EBilimsel Araştırma Teknikleri ve Yayın Etiği / Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics3038
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
Tafsir
BIS 530Kuran’ın Ana Konuları3038
BIS 530EMajor Themes of Qur'an3038
BIS 531Kuran İlimleri3038
BIS 531EUlum al-Qur'an3038
BIS 532Günümüz Tefsir Problemleri3038
BIS 532EContemporary Tafsir Issues3038
BIS 533Klasik Tefsir Metinleri3038
BIS 533EClassical Texts of Tafsir3038
BIS 534Tefsir Usulü Metinleri3038
BIS 534ETexts of Usul Al-Tafsir3038
BIS 631Kur’an Tarihi3038
BIS 631EHistory of Qur’an3038
BIS 632Tefsir Tarihi3038
BIS 632EHistory of Tafsir3038
BIS 633Rivayet Tefsiri3038
BIS 633ETafsir al-Riwayah3038
BIS 634Dirâyet Tefsiri3038
BIS 634ETafsir al-Dirayah3038
BIS 635Tefsir Problemleri3038
BIS 635EProblems of Tafsir3038
BIS 636Konulu Tefsir3038
BIS 636EThematic Tafsir3038
BIS 637Ahkâm Tefsiri3038
BIS 637EAhkâm al-Qur’an3038
BIS 638Kur'an'a Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar3038
BIS 638EContemporary Approaches to Qur'an3038
Hadith
BIS 540Hadis Usulü Metinleri3038
BIS 540ETexts of Usul al-Hadith3038
BIS 541Hadis Literatürü3038
BIS 541EHadith Literature3038
BIS 542Sened ve Metin Tenkidi3038
BIS 542ENaqd al-Sanad wa'l-Matn3038
BIS 544Klasik Hadis Şerh Metinleri3038
BIS 544EClassical Texts of Hadith Commentaries3038
BIS 549Orta Çağ’dan Günümüze Batıda İslam Peygamberi Algısı3038
BIS 549EWestern Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today3038
BIS 641İsnâd Tenkidi3038
BIS 641ENaqd al-Isnad3038
BIS 642Metin Tenkidi3038
BIS 642ENaqd al-Matn3038
BIS 644İhtilâfü’l-Hadis3038
BIS 644EIkhtilâf al-Hadith3038
BIS 645Ulûmu’l-Hadis Mezhepleri3038
BIS 645ESchools of Ulum al-Hadith3038
BIS 646Hadis Şerhleri3038
BIS 646EHadith Commentaries3038
BIS 647Çağdaş Hadis Tartışmaları3038
BIS 647EContemporary Discussions in Hadith3038
BIS 650İlelü’l Hadis3038
BIS 650EIlal al-Hadith3038
Fiqh
BIS 550Malî Muâmelat Fıkhı3038
BIS 550EFiqh al-Muamalat al-Maliyyah3038
BIS 551Ahvâl-i Şahsiyye3038
BIS 551EIslamic Law of Personal Status3038
BIS 552Fıkıh Mezhepleri Tarihi3038
BIS 552EHistory of Schools of Islamic Law3038
BIS 553Klasik Fıkıh Metinleri3038
BIS 553EClassical Texts of Fiqh3038
BIS 554Fıkhi Açıdan Çağdaş Finansal İşlemler3038
BIS 554EContemporary Financial Transactions From A Fiqh Perspective3038
BIS 651Fukahâ Usûl Düşüncesi3038
BIS 651EFuqaha Legal Thought3038
BIS 652Mütekellim Usûl Düşüncesi3038
BIS 652EMutakallimūn Legal Thought3038
BIS 653İslam Aile Hukuku3038
BIS 653EIslamic Family Law3038
BIS 654İslam Akit Teorisi3038
BIS 654EIslamic Theory of Contract3038
BIS 655Ahkâmü’s-Sultâniyye3038
BIS 655EAl-Ahkam Al-Sultaniyyah3038
BIS 656Makâsidü’ş-Şerîa3038
BIS 656EMaqasid Al-Shari’ah3038
BIS 657Osmanlı Hukuk Sistemi3038
BIS 657EOttoman Legal System3038
BIS 658Günümüz Fıkıh Problemleri3038
BIS 658EContemporary Fiqh Issues3038
BIS 690Memlük Dönemi Fıkıh Düşüncesi3038
BIS 690EMamluk Legal Thought3038
Kalam
BIS 560Modern Kelam Metinleri3038
BIS 560EModern Texts of Kalam3038
BIS 561Klasik Mantık3038
BIS 561EClassical Logic3038
BIS 562Kelam Ekolleri3038
BIS 562ESchools of Kalam3038
BIS 563Klasik Kelam Metinleri3038
BIS 563EClassical Texts of Kalam3038
BIS 564Yeni İlm-i Kelam3038
BIS 564ERenewal of Islamic Theology3038
BIS 661Kelâmın Bilgi Anlayışı3038
BIS 661EConcept of Knowledge in Kalam3038
BIS 662Kelâmda Uluhiyyet3038
BIS 662EGod’s Divinity in Kalam3038
BIS 663Kelâmın Âlem Anlayışı3038
BIS 663EConcept of Cosmos in Kalam3038
BIS 664Kelâmda Nübüvvet ve Meâd3038
BIS 664EProphethood and Afterlife in Kalam3038
BIS 665Mutezile Kelâmı3038
BIS 665EMutazilite Kalam3038
BIS 667Kelâma Yöneltilen Eleştiriler3038
BIS 667ECriticisms Directed to Kalam3038
BIS 668Batı'da Kelâm Çalışmaları3038
BIS 668EKalam Studies in West3038
Sufism
BIS 580Tasavvuf Terimleri3038
BIS 580ETerminology of Sufism3038
BIS 581Tasavvuf Kurumları Tarihi3038
BIS 581EHistory of Sufi Institutions3038
BIS 582Osmanlı Tasavvuf Düşüncesi3038
BIS 582EOttoman Sufi Thought3038
BIS 583Klasik Tasavvuf Metinleri3038
BIS 583EClassical Texts of Sufism3038
BIS 584Arapça Yazma Eser Geleneği ve Metin Tahriri3038
BIS 584EArabic Manuscript Tradition and Textual Editing3038
BIS 680İbn Arabi’nin Mirası: Sadreddin Konevi’nin (673/1273-4) Eserleri3038
BIS 680EThe Legacy of Ibn ʿArabī: The Thought and Works of Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (d.673/1273-4)3038
BIS 681Tasavvuf Tarihi Metodolojisi3038
BIS 681EMethodology of the History of Sufism3038
BIS 682Anadolu Dışı Coğrafyalarda Tasavvuf3038
BIS 682ESufism in Non-Anatolian Geographies3038
BIS 683Anadolu’da Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar3038
BIS 683ESufism and Sufi Orders in Anatolia3038
BIS 684Farsça Tasavvufi Metinler3038
BIS 684EPersian Sufi Texts3038
BIS 685Fusûsu’l-Hikem Okumaları3038
BIS 685EReadings from Fusus al-Hikam3038
BIS 686Günümüz Tasavvuf Hareketleri3038
BIS 686EContemporary Sufi Movements3038
BIS 687Osmanlı Tasavvuf Düşüncesi3038
BIS 687EOttoman Sufi Thought3038
BIS 688Tasavvufa Yönelik Eleştiriler3038
BIS 688ECritiques of Sufism3038

IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
ISLAMIC STUDIES (%30 ENGLISH)
PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 501/BIS 501EBilimsel Araştırma Teknikleri ve Yayın Etiği / Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…/…Program Seçmeli/Genel Seçmeli3038
Dil Dersleri
Total Credit1232
II. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 500/BIS 500ESeminer / Seminar3008
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…/…Program Seçmeli/Genel Seçmeli3038
Dil Dersleri
Total Credit932
III. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
Total Credit1232
IV. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
BIS…Program Seçmeli3038
Total Credit1232
V. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 697Doktora Yeterlilik Sınavı00030
Total Credit030
VI. Semester
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 698Doktora Tez Önerisi00030
Total Credit030
IV. Year
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 699Doktora Tezi00060
Total Credit060
V. Year
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 699Doktora Tezi00060
Total Credit060
Overall Total Credit45308
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
BIS 501/BIS 501EBilimsel Araştırma Teknikleri ve Yayın Etiği / Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics3038
BIS 500/BIS 500ESeminer / Seminar3008
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course CodeCourse NameHoursCreditECTS
TU
Tafsir
BIS 530Kuran’ın Ana Konuları3038
BIS 530EMajor Themes of Qur'an3038
BIS 531Kuran İlimleri3038
BIS 531EUlum al-Qur'an3038
BIS 532Günümüz Tefsir Problemleri3038
BIS 532EContemporary Tafsir Issues3038
BIS 533Klasik Tefsir Metinleri3038
BIS 533EClassical Texts of Tafsir3038
BIS 534Tefsir Usulü Metinleri3038
BIS 534ETexts of Usul Al-Tafsir3038
BIS 631Kur’an Tarihi3038
BIS 631EHistory of Qur’an3038
BIS 632Tefsir Tarihi3038
BIS 632EHistory of Tafsir3038
BIS 633Rivayet Tefsiri3038
BIS 633ETafsir al-Riwayah3038
BIS 634Dirâyet Tefsiri3038
BIS 634ETafsir al-Dirayah3038
BIS 635Tefsir Problemleri3038
BIS 635EProblems of Tafsir3038
BIS 636Konulu Tefsir3038
BIS 636EThematic Tafsir3038
BIS 637Ahkâm Tefsiri3038
BIS 637EAhkâm al-Qur’an3038
BIS 638Kur'an'a Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar3038
BIS 638EContemporary Approaches to Qur'an3038
Hadith
BIS 540Hadis Usulü Metinleri3038
BIS 540ETexts of Usul al-Hadith3038
BIS 541Hadis Literatürü3038
BIS 541EHadith Literature3038
BIS 542Sened ve Metin Tenkidi3038
BIS 542ENaqd al-Sanad wa'l-Matn3038
BIS 544Klasik Hadis Şerh Metinleri3038
BIS 544EClassical Texts of Hadith Commentaries3038
BIS 549Orta Çağ’dan Günümüze Batıda İslam Peygamberi Algısı3038
BIS 549EWestern Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today3038
BIS 641İsnâd Tenkidi3038
BIS 641ENaqd al-Isnad3038
BIS 642Metin Tenkidi3038
BIS 642ENaqd al-Matn3038
BIS 644İhtilâfü’l-Hadis3038
BIS 644EIkhtilâf al-Hadith3038
BIS 645Ulûmu’l-Hadis Mezhepleri3038
BIS 645ESchools of Ulum al-Hadith3038
BIS 646Hadis Şerhleri3038
BIS 646EHadith Commentaries3038
BIS 647Çağdaş Hadis Tartışmaları3038
BIS 647EContemporary Discussions in Hadith3038
BIS 650İlelü’l Hadis3038
BIS 650EIlal al-Hadith3038
Fiqh
BIS 550Malî Muâmelat Fıkhı3038
BIS 550EFiqh al-Muamalat al-Maliyyah3038
BIS 551Ahvâl-i Şahsiyye3038
BIS 551EIslamic Law of Personal Status3038
BIS 552Fıkıh Mezhepleri Tarihi3038
BIS 552EHistory of Schools of Islamic Law3038
BIS 553Klasik Fıkıh Metinleri3038
BIS 553EClassical Texts of Fiqh3038
BIS 554Fıkhi Açıdan Çağdaş Finansal İşlemler3038
BIS 554EContemporary Financial Transactions From A Fiqh Perspective3038
BIS 651Fukahâ Usûl Düşüncesi3038
BIS 651EFuqaha Legal Thought3038
BIS 652Mütekellim Usûl Düşüncesi3038
BIS 652EMutakallimūn Legal Thought3038
BIS 653İslam Aile Hukuku3038
BIS 653EIslamic Family Law3038
BIS 654İslam Akit Teorisi3038
BIS 654EIslamic Theory of Contract3038
BIS 655Ahkâmü’s-Sultâniyye3038
BIS 655EAl-Ahkam Al-Sultaniyyah3038
BIS 656Makâsidü’ş-Şerîa3038
BIS 656EMaqasid Al-Shari’ah3038
BIS 657Osmanlı Hukuk Sistemi3038
BIS 657EOttoman Legal System3038
BIS 658Günümüz Fıkıh Problemleri3038
BIS 658EContemporary Fiqh Issues3038
BIS 690Memlük Dönemi Fıkıh Düşüncesi3038
BIS 690EMamluk Legal Thought3038
Kalam
BIS 560Modern Kelam Metinleri3038
BIS 560EModern Texts of Kalam3038
BIS 561Klasik Mantık3038
BIS 561EClassical Logic3038
BIS 562Kelam Ekolleri3038
BIS 562ESchools of Kalam3038
BIS 563Klasik Kelam Metinleri3038
BIS 563EClassical Texts of Kalam3038
BIS 564Yeni İlm-i Kelam3038
BIS 564ERenewal of Islamic Theology3038
BIS 661Kelâmın Bilgi Anlayışı3038
BIS 661EConcept of Knowledge in Kalam3038
BIS 662Kelâmda Uluhiyyet3038
BIS 662EGod’s Divinity in Kalam3038
BIS 663Kelâmın Âlem Anlayışı3038
BIS 663EConcept of Cosmos in Kalam3038
BIS 664Kelâmda Nübüvvet ve Meâd3038
BIS 664EProphethood and Afterlife in Kalam3038
BIS 665Mutezile Kelâmı3038
BIS 665EMutazilite Kalam3038
BIS 667Kelâma Yöneltilen Eleştiriler3038
BIS 667ECriticisms Directed to Kalam3038
BIS 668Batı'da Kelâm Çalışmaları3038
BIS 668EKalam Studies in West3038
Sufism
BIS 580Tasavvuf Terimleri3038
BIS 580ETerminology of Sufism3038
BIS 581Tasavvuf Kurumları Tarihi3038
BIS 581EHistory of Sufi Institutions3038
BIS 582Osmanlı Tasavvuf Düşüncesi3038
BIS 582EOttoman Sufi Thought3038
BIS 583Klasik Tasavvuf Metinleri3038
BIS 583EClassical Texts of Sufism3038
BIS 584Arapça Yazma Eser Geleneği ve Metin Tahriri3038
BIS 584EArabic Manuscript Tradition and Textual Editing3038
BIS 680İbn Arabi’nin Mirası: Sadreddin Konevi’nin (673/1273-4) Eserleri3038
BIS 680EThe Legacy of Ibn ʿArabī: The Thought and Works of Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (d.673/1273-4)3038
BIS 681Tasavvuf Tarihi Metodolojisi3038
BIS 681EMethodology of the History of Sufism3038
BIS 682Anadolu Dışı Coğrafyalarda Tasavvuf3038
BIS 682ESufism in Non-Anatolian Geographies3038
BIS 683Anadolu’da Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar3038
BIS 683ESufism and Sufi Orders in Anatolia3038
BIS 684Farsça Tasavvufi Metinler3038
BIS 684EPersian Sufi Texts3038
BIS 685Fusûsu’l-Hikem Okumaları3038
BIS 685EReadings from Fusus al-Hikam3038
BIS 686Günümüz Tasavvuf Hareketleri3038
BIS 686EContemporary Sufi Movements3038
BIS 687Osmanlı Tasavvuf Düşüncesi3038
BIS 687EOttoman Sufi Thought3038
BIS 688Tasavvufa Yönelik Eleştiriler3038
BIS 688ECritiques of Sufism3038