The 10th EDEP Summer School for Advanced Islamic Studies
July 15 — August 9, 2024
The EDEP Summer School for Advanced Islamic Studies is a 4-week program held annually in Istanbul. It aims to bring together distinguished scholars and students of knowledge of all backgrounds from around the world to disseminate beneficial knowledge, elevate the purpose of knowledge, and root students in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
This program will offer students the chance to study select texts from the Islamic tradition alongside classes on social sciences. While the main courses are taught exclusively in classical Arabic and focus on classical texts, they are enriched by the integration of discussion-based seminars on contemporary topics, some of which may be in English. Classes will be held from 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday, followed by elective courses on some days of the week, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. A tentative list of the courses can be found below.
Main Courses
Total: 120 hours
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Theories and Methods in Islam — Recep Şentürk
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Kalām — Shaykh Salih Ekinci al-Ghursi
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Kalām — Hamza al-Bakri
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Uṣūl al-Hadīth — Ahmad Snobar
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Al-Fiqh al-Hanafī — Haitham Khazneh
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Al-Fiqh Al-Shāfi’ī — Amjad Rashed
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Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Hanafi) — Hamzeh al-Bakri
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Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Shāfi’ī) — Amjad Rashed
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Tasawwuf – Mahmoud Masri
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History of Tasawwuf (Tārīkh al-Taṣawwuf) — İyat Erbakan
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Balāghah – Abdurrahman Harash
Elective Courses
1.5 hours (in the evening) X 3 days = 4.5 hours per class per week
Hooman Keshavarzi, Samir Mahmoud, Tuba Erkoç Baydar, Merve Özaykal, and others.
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Guided Tours
We also offer guided tours to explore the Süleymaniye Library, Turkey’s largest manuscript repository, and the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation’s Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM), both of which offer unparalleled insights into Islamic heritage and knowledge.
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The final program schedule, including texts to be studied, will be shared upon acceptance into the program.
The tuition fee for this year’s summer school is $950, which includes course materials, accommodation, and meals.
We invite students who are fluent in Arabic and have studied Islamic studies in an Arabic environment up to an intermediate level to apply.
Submit your application before April 1, 2024, and become a part of this journey to obtain sacred knowledge!
Contact: info@edep.academy