Course: Introduction to Reading of Koran

« Back
Course title Introduction to Reading of Koran
Course code KFI/NÚČK
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Klapetek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. definition, dividing, general Arabic 2. Arabic in Koran, Muhammad, periods 3. edition of Koran 4. tafsir 5. recitation of Koran, translations 6. monoteistic space 7. monoteistic history 8. monoteistic statute 9. monoteistic politics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The course deals with reading of key text of Islamic religion - Koran. Students get acquainted with texts about definition, dividing, Arabic, Arabic in Koran, Muhammad, periods, edition of Koran tafsir, recitation of Koran, conversion, monoteistic space, monoteistic history, monoteistic statute or monoteistic politics.
Students can work with Koran texts. They can specify origin and progress of the text. They know information about contemporary researchs.
Prerequisites
no prerequisite

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Didactic test, Systematic student observation

attendance at least 75%, paper, test
Recommended literature
  • Abú Zaid, N. H.:. Gottes Menschenwort: für ein humanistisches Verständnis des Koran. Freiburg, 2008.
  • Berg, H.:. The development of exegesis in early Islam : the authenticity of Muslim literature from the formative period.. London, 2000.
  • Boullata, I. J.:. Literary structures of religious meaning in the Qur'an.. London, 2000.
  • Cook, M. Muhammad. Praha: Odeon a Argo 1994, 99 s..
  • El-Awa, S. M. S.:. Textual relations in the Qur'an: relevance, coherence and structure.. London, 2006.
  • Ernst, C. W.:. How to read the Qur'an: a new guide, with select translations. Chapel Hill, 2011.
  • Esack, F.:. The Qur?an: a beginner?s guide.. Oxford, 2009.
  • Gnilka, J.:. Bibel und Koran: was sie verbindet, was sie trennt.. Freiburg, 2004.
  • Gwyne, R.:. Logic, rhetoric, and legal reasoning in the Qur'an: God?s arguments. London, 2009.
  • Gwyne, R.:. Logic, rhetoric, and legal reasoning in the Qur'an: God?s arguments. London, 2009.
  • Jomier, J.:. The Bible and the Qur?an.. San Francisco, 2002.
  • Korán. (Překlad I. Hrbek( Praha. Academia 2000. 780 s, (nebo jiné vydání)..
  • Körner, F.:. Alter Text ? neuer Kontext: Koranhermeneutik in der Türkei heute.. Freiburg, 2006.
  • Kropáček, L. Duchovní cesty islámu. Praha: Vyšehrad 1993, 296 s..
  • Křikavová, A. - Mendel, M. - Müller, Z. Islám - ideál a skutečnost. Praha: Baset 2002, 311 s..
  • Kuschel, K.J. Spor o Abraháma. Praha: Vyšehrad 1997, s. 156-. 194.
  • Neuwirth, A. ? Sinai, N. ? Marx, M. (eds.):. The Qur'an in context : historical and literary investigations into the Qur'anic milieu.. Leiden, 2011.
  • Neuwirth, A.:. Der Koran als Text der Spätantike : ein europäischer Zugang.. Berlin, 2013.
  • Neuwirth, A.:. Koranforschung -eine politische Philologie? : Bibel, Koran und Islamentstehung im Spiegel spätantiker Textpolitik und moderner Philologie.. Berlin.
  • Oliverius, J. Svět klasické arabské literatury. Brno, 1995.
  • Reynolds, G. S.:. New perspectives on the Qur?an: the Qur?an in its historical context 2.. London, 2014.
  • Reynolds, G. S.:. The Qur?an and its biblical subtext. London, 2010.
  • Tottoli, R.:. Biblical Prophets in the Qur?an and Muslim literature.. London, 2002.
  • Wheeler, B. M.:. Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic exegesis.. London, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Philosophy and Religious Studies (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer