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Argumentation and dialog rules

Course Description: The student will be able to debate and argue scientifically and commendably with opponents, possessing mastery of argumentative methods in discussing those who hold differing views. Learning Outcomes
Credits: 2
Objectives of the course :

The student shall deeply and academically root themselves in the concepts, meanings, and old and contemporary applications of dialectics and dialogue.
The student should be familiar with the history of ancient religious discourse and its contemporary extension.
Familiarity with concepts related to argumentation, such as debate, dialogue, and others.
Identifying controversial issues with opponents and methods of addressing them.
Distinguishing between praiseworthy and reprehensible debate.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
The student will be introduced to ancient and modern dialectical methodologies and the stance of the Salaf towards them.
2. The student will clarify concepts related to debate and discussion in various dialogue fields.
Skills:
To analyze the dialectical methods that Muslim scholars adopted in their debates.
2. The student will compare and contrast ancient and modern dialectical methods.
3. The student should critique the various dialectical foundations and methods, and scientifically evaluate the debate.
4. The student will extract diverse dialectical methods from their sources in various sciences.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
To participate responsibly and effectively in diverse research or professional groups.
2. The student shall adhere to integrity and professional and academic values when dealing with emerging ethical issues, research and knowledge, and supporting them. .

Additional information:

Course Topics:
Debate and Dialogue: Concepts, History, and Relationship
General foundations of dialectical methods: opposition, contradiction, inversion and reversal, proof by contradiction, dialectical division, analogy, affirmation of the consequent, transition, yielding to the opponent, implication...
Debate and Dialogue and their Examples in the Quran and Sunnah
Practical examples of Salaf's debates with proponents of innovation
Controversy among theological schools
Examples of debates with People of the Book
Dialogue: Its foundations, etiquette, goals, and obstacles.
Contemporary Religious Dialogue between Islam and Other Religions.

  • Last updated: 2026-04-15

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