| Course Name: Character Education 4 (12th Grade) | ||
| Course Credit | Course Textbooks: | |
| 1 Credit | Endeavor For Renewal, M. Fethullah Gulen Questions and Answers about Islam (Vol.1), M. F. Gulen Questions and Answers About Islam (Vol.2), M. F. Gulen Journey to Noble Ideals, M. Fethullah Gulen No Room for Doubt, Abdullah Aymaz Terror and Suicide Attacks, Ergun Capan |
Statue of our Souls, M. Fethullah Gulen The Words, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Gleams, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Letters, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Opening (Al-Fatiha), M.F.Gulen Social Morality in Islam, Asim Sark |
| Course Duration | ||
| 4 Quarters | ||
| Week | Duration | Topic | Chapter and Lesson | Material |
| Week 1 | 50 mins | Religions and Islam | How is Islam different to other religions… | 101 pgs. 49 – 54 |
| Week 2 | 50 mins | Good Manners in Relations | Gentleness and Elegance in interpersonal relations | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 141-146 |
| Week 3 | 50 mins | Correction through Dua | Human weakness as a means of spiritual progress | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 175-179 |
| Week 4 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 5 | 50 mins | Nature | Chapter: 23rd Gleam Lessons: On Nature or Refuting Naturalistic Atheism Introduction First Way First Impossibility Second Impossibility Third Impossibility | Gleams Pages – 251-254 |
| Week 6 | 50 mins | Nature | Chapter: 23rd Gleam Lessons: The Second Way First Impossibility Second Impossibility Third Impossibility The Third Way First Impossibility Second Impossibility | Gleams Pages – 255-260 |
| Week 7 | 50 mins | Nature | Chapter: 23rd Gleam Lessons: Third Impossibility First Comparison Second Comparison Conclusion | Gleams Pages – 260-272 |
| Week 8 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | Why was the Prophet Polygamous? | Q&A Vol.1 Pages – 129-138 |
| Week 9 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 10 | 50 mins | The Book of Universe | Chapter: Definitions of the Qur’an Lessons: Interpretation of the Book of the Universe The Miracle of Milk Oxygen Decreasing with Elevation Creation of Everything in Pairs The Atomic World The Event of Precipitation Expansion of the Sky Creation of the Earth as a Globe Seperation of the Heavens and Earth Creation of Life out of Water | The Opening Pages – 17-25 |
| Week 11 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | Will Religion, supposedly developed by “primitive people” to explain unknown, eventually become unnecessary Submission, Sense and Reason Can Islam Solve Every Problem? | Q&A Vol.1 Pages – 61-70 |
| Week 12 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | What are the reasons for the fact that Islam spread over such vast territories in such a short time in the past? What are the reasons for the Muslims defeat and failure at the present time? | Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 131-142 |
| Week 13 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | How are those who are hostile to dialogue activities today relevant to kharijites and kharmaties, and anarchists? | Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 157-162 |
| Week 14 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 15 | 50 mins | Guiding Others | What is guidance? Can we guide others? – What is purpose of spiritual tension? | Q&A.1 – pg. 49 – 59 |
| Week 16 | 50 mins | Good Manners | Benevolence | Social Morality in Islam Pages – 43-49 |
| Week 17 | 50 mins | Good Manners | Benevolence and lesson questions | Social Morality in Islam Pages – 49-59 |
| Week 18 | 50 mins | Death | Death (Whole Chapter 7) | Q&A.1 – pg. 185-202 |
| Week 19 | 50 mins | Death | Do the appointed times of death… – Although Azrail is one… | Q&A.2 – pg. 9 – 20 |
| Week 20 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 21 | 50 mins | Belief in Hereafter | Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: The Resurrection and the Hereafter 1st Picture 2nd Picture 3rd Picture 4th Picture 5th Picture 6th Picture | Words Pages – 67-72 |
| Week 22 | 50 mins | Belief in Hereafter | Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 7th Picture 8th Picture 9th Picture 10th Picture 11th Picture 12th Picture | Words Pages – 72-76 |
| Week 23 | 50 mins | Belief in Hereafter | Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 1st Truth 2nd Truth 3rd Truth 4th Truth | Words Pages – 80-86 |
| Week 24 | 50 mins | Belief in Hereafter | Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 5th Truth 6th Truth | Words Pages – 86-93 |
| Week 25 | 50 mins | Belief in Hereafter | Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 7th Truth 8th Truth 9th Truth | Words Pages – 93-98 |
| Week 26 | 50 mins | Belief in Hereafter | Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 10th Truth 11th Truth 12th Truth Conclusion | Words Pages – 98-108 |
| Week 27 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 28 | 50 mins | Halal and Haram | Relation of living of Pure Sustenance and Doing Good Deeds | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 241-247 |
| Week 29 | 50 mins | Irshad and Tabligh | Religiousness and Religious Sensitivity | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 1-5 |
| Week 30 | 50 mins | Protection from wrongdoing | Measures against polluted minds | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 13-17 |
| Week 31 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 32 | 50 mins | Sunnah | Chapter: 11th Gleam Lessons: First Point Second Point Third Point Fourth Point | Gleams Pages – 63-67 |
| Week 33 | 50 mins | Sunnah | Chapter: 11th Gleam Lessons: Fifth Point Sixth Point Seventh Point Eighth Point | Gleams Pages – 67-72 |
| Week 34 | 50 mins | Sunnah | Chapter: 11th Gleam Lessons: Nineth Point Tenth Point Eleventh Point | Gleams Pages – 72-79 |
| Week 35 | 50 mins | Gaflah | Types of heedlesness that impede serving faith | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 129-134 |
| Course Credit: 1 Credit – Course Duration: 4 Quarters | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
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Endeavor For Renewal, M. Fethullah Gulen Questions and Answers about Islam (Vol.1), M. F. Gulen Questions and Answers About Islam (Vol.2), M. F. Gulen Journey to Noble Ideals, M. Fethullah Gulen No Room for Doubt, Abdullah Aymaz Terror and Suicide Attacks, Ergun Capan Statue of our Souls, M. Fethullah Gulen The Words, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Gleams, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Letters, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Opening (Al-Fatiha), M.F.Gulen Social Morality in Islam, Asim Sark |
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| Week 1 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Religions and Islam | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How is Islam different to other religions… | |
| Material: 101 pgs. 49 – 54 | |
| Week 2 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Good Manners in Relations | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Gentleness and Elegance in interpersonal relations | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 141-146 | |
| Week 3 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Correction through Dua | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Human weakness as a means of spiritual progress | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 175-179 | |
| Week 4 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 5 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Nature | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Gleam Lessons: On Nature or Refuting Naturalistic Atheism Introduction First Way First Impossibility Second Impossibility Third Impossibility | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 251-254 | |
| Week 6 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Nature | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Gleam Lessons: The Second Way First Impossibility Second Impossibility Third Impossibility The Third Way First Impossibility Second Impossibility | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 255-260 | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Nature | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Gleam Lessons: Third Impossibility First Comparison Second Comparison Conclusion | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 260-272 | |
| Week 8 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Why was the Prophet Polygamous? | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.1 Pages – 129-138 | |
| Week 9 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 10 | 50 mins |
| Topic: The Book of Universe | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: Definitions of the Qur’an Lessons: Interpretation of the Book of the Universe The Miracle of Milk Oxygen Decreasing with Elevation Creation of Everything in Pairs The Atomic World The Event of Precipitation Expansion of the Sky Creation of the Earth as a Globe Seperation of the Heavens and Earth Creation of Life out of Water | |
| Material: The Opening Pages – 17-25 | |
| Week 11 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Will Religion, supposedly developed by “primitive people” to explain unknown, eventually become unnecessary Submission, Sense and Reason Can Islam Solve Every Problem? | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.1 Pages – 61-70 | |
| Week 12 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: What are the reasons for the fact that Islam spread over such vast territories in such a short time in the past? What are the reasons for the Muslims defeat and failure at the present time? | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 131-142 | |
| Week 13 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How are those who are hostile to dialogue activities today relevant to kharijites and kharmaties, and anarchists? | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 157-162 | |
| Week 14 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 15 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Guiding Others | |
| Chapter and Lesson: What is guidance? Can we guide others? – What is purpose of spiritual tension? | |
| Material: Q&A.1 – pg. 49 – 59 | |
| Week 16 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Good Manners | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Benevolence | |
| Material: Social Morality in Islam Pages – 43-49 | |
| Week 17 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Good Manners | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Benevolence and lesson questions | |
| Material: Social Morality in Islam Pages – 49-59 | |
| Week 18 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Death | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Death (Whole Chapter 7) | |
| Material: Q&A.1 – pg. 185-202 | |
| Week 19 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Death | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Do the appointed times of death… – Although Azrail is one… | |
| Material: Q&A.2 – pg. 9 – 20 | |
| Week 20 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 21 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Hereafter | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: The Resurrection and the Hereafter 1st Picture 2nd Picture 3rd Picture 4th Picture 5th Picture 6th Picture | |
| Material: Words Pages – 67-72 | |
| Week 22 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Hereafter | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 7th Picture 8th Picture 9th Picture 10th Picture 11th Picture 12th Picture | |
| Material: Words Pages – 72-76 | |
| Week 23 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Hereafter | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 1st Truth 2nd Truth 3rd Truth 4th Truth | |
| Material: Words Pages – 80-86 | |
| Week 24 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Hereafter | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 5th Truth 6th Truth | |
| Material: Words Pages – 86-93 | |
| Week 25 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Hereafter | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 7th Truth 8th Truth 9th Truth | |
| Material: Words Pages – 93-98 | |
| Week 26 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Hereafter | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 10th Word Lessons: 10th Truth 11th Truth 12th Truth Conclusion | |
| Material: Words Pages – 98-108 | |
| Week 27 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 28 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Halal and Haram | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Relation of living of Pure Sustenance and Doing Good Deeds | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 241-247 | |
| Week 29 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Irshad and Tabligh | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Religiousness and Religious Sensitivity | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 1-5 | |
| Week 30 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Protection from wrongdoing | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Measures against polluted minds | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 13-17 | |
| Week 31 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 32 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Sunnah | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 11th Gleam Lessons: First Point Second Point Third Point Fourth Point | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 63-67 | |
| Week 33 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Sunnah | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 11th Gleam Lessons: Fifth Point Sixth Point Seventh Point Eighth Point | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 67-72 | |
| Week 34 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Sunnah | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 11th Gleam Lessons: Nineth Point Tenth Point Eleventh Point | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 72-79 | |
| Week 35 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Gaflah | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Types of heedlesness that impede serving faith | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 129-134 | |