Numbering Code	G-AAA03 53222 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Fri.4
Instructor name	IDIRIS DANISMAZ (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Visiting Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course aims to help the students deepen their understanding of Islamic World. Students taking this course, while learning about various issues and concepts related to modern Islamic society from the perspective of Islamic sciences, will gain a deep and proper understanding of Islam and Islamic society. The modern Islamic world has various issues, such as insufficient education, human rights violations, and political instability. The impact of these problems extends beyond the boundaries of the Islamic world and into global society. On the one hand, the international community aims to solve these problem by discussing them from various academic viewpoints. On the other hand, Muslims are challenging themselves to diagnose and solve their own problems in Islam itself. Therefore, in order to understand modern Islamic societies correctly, it is crucial to study these intellectual activities that emanate from Islam per se. Accordingly, this course tries to promote a correct understanding of Islamic society while proposing solutions to its various problems through the perspective of Islamic sciences. The course comprises three components: "History," "Theory," and "Application." Starting with the series of "History" sessions which will be held from the third to the seventh weeks, we will outline the history of Islam while focusing on specific themes and issues during each class. The eighth to the fourteenth sessions are designed to cover the series of "theory" and "application" in tandem. Students will learn about a "theory" in the Islamic sciences one week and then study the "application" of that theory the following week, all the while studying Muslims' perceptions of the various problems in modern Islamic society and the solutions being presented.
Course Goals	1) Gain familiarity with the meanings of basic terms used in the Islamic sciences. 2) Acquire methods of utilizing traditional knowledge in modern Islamic society.
Schedule and Contents	Session 1: Orientation Session 2: How can we understand Islam and Muslims correctly? Session 3: [History 1] The birth and expansion of Islam: From the perspective of leadership Session 4: [History 2] Mainstream and marginal thoughts in Islam: Focus on Sunni-Shia relations Session 5: [History 3] The arrival of Islam in Europe: Coexistence and failure on the Iberian Peninsula Session 6: [History 4] Islam in Europe: Multiculturalism of the Ottoman Empire and Sufism Session 7: [History 5] Modernization of Islamic Society Session 8: [Theory] Islamic Sciences (1): Theology Session 9: [Application] How do God, prophets, and saints differ in Islam? Session 10: [Theory] Islamic Sciences (2): Islamic Jurisprudence Session 11: [Application] Religious life in Islam: The "Five pillars of Islam" and the five daily prayers Session 12: [Theory & Application] Islamic Sciences (3): Hadith Session 13: [Theory] Islamic Sciences (4): Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafsir) Session 14: [Application] Is Islam an old religion: Can it apply to modern life? Session 15: Wrap-up
Evaluation Methods and Policy	50%: Regular class attendance and active participation (class participation status and comment sheet submissions) 50%: Term paper
Course Requirements	None in particular.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Session 1 Preparation (1 hour): Before coming to class, think about why you want to take this course. Review (1 hour): Review the overall lesson plan, and set your own goals for this course. Session 2 Preparation (1 hour): Investigate the impressions that Japanese people have about Muslims and about Islamic societies. Review (1 hour): Review why Islam is misunderstood, based on what was learned in class. Session 3 Preparation (1 hour): Investigate relationships between religion and politics. Review (1 hour): Reflect on what you learned in class about leadership in Islamic communities and write your opinion in the comment sheet. Session 4 Preparation (1 hour): Investigate distribution maps and percentages of Shia in contemporary Islamic society. Review (1 hour): Review the lesson content, and write your opinion on Sunni-Shia relations in the comment sheet. Session 5 Preparation (1 hour): Look up information on the later Umayyad dynasty Review (1 hour): Review the lesson content and provide your views on the Reconquista (the "reconquest" movement) in the comment sheet . Session 6 Preparation (1 hour): Use the Internet or other reference materials to study the history of Islam in Europe. Review (1 hour): Review the lesson content and discuss about multiculturalism among believers from different religions in the Ottoman dynasty. Session 7 Preparation (1 hour): Before coming to class, think about the modernization of Japan. Review (1 hour): ): Review the lesson content and discuss similarities and differences between Islamic society and Japanese modernization in the comment sheet. Session 8 Preparation (1 hour): Investigate the definition of "Shinto" and Shinto theology. Review (1.5 hours): Review the lesson content, and discuss your opinion of Islamic theology in the comment sheet. Session 9 Preparation (1.5 hours): Investigate the definition of God based on your own religious beliefs. Review (1.5 hours): Review the lesson content, and provide your opinion of the similarities and differences between class content and the concepts of divinity according to your religious beliefs. Session 10 Preparation (1 hour): Examine religion and jurisprudence. Review (1.5 hours): Review the lesson content, and discuss your opinion of Islamic jurisprudence in the comment sheet. Session 11 Preliminary study (1 hour): Investigate religious life in Japan. Review (1.5 hours): Review the lesson content, and discuss your opinion of the significance of the five daily prayers in Islam in the comment sheet . Session 12 Preparation (1.5 hours): Investigate the difference between the Word of God and the Word of the Prophet Muhammad. Review (1 hour): Review the lesson content, and provide your opinion on the Hadith in the comment sheet. Session 13 Preparation (1.5 hours): Investigate Holy Scriptures and their interpretations. Review (1 hour and a half): Provide your opinions on the study of Qur'anic exegesis (Tafsir) while reflecting on the lesson content, in the comment sheet. Session 14 Preparation (1 hour): Take on a theme you have seen in modern society, such as the theory of evolution, and summarize your thoughts. Review (1 hour): Review the lesson content, and provide your opinion on the adaptation of Islam to the modern era, in the comment sheet. Session 15 Preparation (1.5 hours): Consider the content covered thus far. Review (2.5 hours): Review all the lessons as a whole while comparing your achievement status with the goals you initially set.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Instructions will be provided during class.
References, etc.	NISHIO Tetsuo and TONAGA Yasushi (Ed.) "Chuto, Islam, Sekai-e-no 30 no Tobira" ("30 Doors to the Middle East and Islamic World") (Minerva Shobo, 2021) ISBN:9784623091782. KOSUGI Yasushi, KURODA Kenji, and FUTATSUYAMA Tatsuro (Ed.) "Daigakusei, Shakaijin no tame no Islam Koza" ("A Course on Islam for University Students and Working Adults") (Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2018) ISBN:9784595312557. KOSUGI Yasushi and EGAWA Hikari (Ed.) "Islam: Social Lifestyles, Philosophy and History" (Shin-yo-sha, 2006) ISBN: 4788510057 C1014. KOSUGI Yasushi "Muhammad no Kotoba: Hadiisu" ("Words of Muhammad: Hadiths") (Iwanami Shoten, 2019) ISBN: 978-4003382417.