İcadiye Bağlarbaşı Cad.                                                           abdurrahman@fsm.edu.tr

No: 40 ZIP: 34662                                                          Mobile: +90-507-583-0463

Üsküdar, ISTANBUL

EMPLOYMENT

Research Associate, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Istanbul, Türkiye, December 2016-present

Researcher (AYP), Turkish Religious Foundation Center for Islamic Studies (aka İSAM), Istanbul, Türkiye, January 2013-present

Freelance Writer, Semerkand Magazine, Istanbul, Türkiye, May 2013-present

Religious Advisor, Semerkand Cultural Association, Clifton, NJ, 2010-2012

Editor, Semerkand Religious Research Center, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2008-2010

(The Center is a part of Semerkand Publishing House, which has been publishing books focusing mostly on Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) since 1997)

Chief Editor, E-İlahiyat (http://www.eilahiyat.com), Istanbul, Türkiye, 2008-2011

(E-Ilahiyat publishes scholarly articles on Islamic Theology, serving students of Divinity Faculties in Türkiye)

EDUCATION

Ph.D.    Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye (2014-present) Concentration: Sufism

FSL     Alliance Français Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, (2018)

            CCI Campus Alsace, Strasbourg, France, (2019)

M.A.    Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye (2014)

Concentration: Sufism

Dissertation: “Tadhkirat al-Ahbab and Mia va Khamsun Hikmah By Ibrahim Hakkı of Erzurum (Text&Study)” (Advisor: Professor Necdet Tosun)

ESL     Geny Business School, New York, USA (2012)

B.A.     Marmara University Faculty of Theology, Istanbul, Türkiye (2010)

Dissertation: Research on “The Encyclopedia of Islamic-Turkish” under the Islamic Philosophy field (Advisor: Professor İsmail Kara)

H.S.     Konya Imam Hatip Lisesi (Konya Religious High School), Konya, Türkiye (2006)

Other    Unofficial Classical Islamic Science [Under the tutelage of Muhammed Salih Ekinci (al-Ghursi)], Konya, Türkiye. (1997-2004)

PRESENTATIONS

“The life, services and effects of Seyyid Muhammed Rashid Erol [quddise sirruhû]” 48th ISNA Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, Symposium, 20th Century Scholars Who Influenced the Formation of Current Turkish Society, July 3, 2011.

“Ibrahim Hakkı Erzurumi’s Work Entitled Tadhkirat al-Ahbab and One Hundred and Fifty Hikmah of Ismail Fakirullah” International Social Sciences and Ibrahim Hakki Symposium, Siirt, Türkiye, September 25, 2013.

“Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum, as a Religious Scholar, Sufi and Scientist” 51th ISNA Annual Convention, Detroit, MI, August 31, 2014.

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

54 Farz Şerhi, Kemaleddin Üstün, Semerkand Yayınları, (editor) İstanbul, 2009.

Arap-İslâm Bilimleri Tarihi [Geschichte des Arabischen Schrifttums (GAS) vol. 1], Prof. Fuat Sezgin (translated by: Abdülmecid Yasir Ekşici) (editor), 2016.

Tadhkirat al-Ahbab fi Menaqib Qutb al-Aqtab Ismail Faqirullah al-Tillowi, Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum, Dar al-Hashimi (critical edition), Istanbul, 2017.

Sûfi İtikadı, Cağfer Karadaş PhD, Nizamiye Akademi Publishing (editor), Istanbul, 2016.

Mektûbat-ı Muhammed Ma‘sûm Sirhindî 2 Volumes, translated by: Müstakimzâde Süleyman Efendi [critical edition: Mustafa Demirci PhD]), Nizamiye Akademi Publishing (editor), Istanbul, 2017.

İmam Suyûtî’nin Tasavvuf Risâleleri, (translated by. Ferzende İdiz PhD), Nizamiye Akademi Publishing (editor), Istanbul, 2017.

Moğultay b. Kılıç ve Hadis Anlayışı, İbrahim Tozlu PhD, Nizamiye Akademi Publishing (editor), İstanbul, 2017.

Beyzâvî Tefsirinde Tasavvuf, Dilaver Selvi, PhD, Nizamiye Akademi Publishing (editor), İstanbul, 2017

Usus al-Ahlaq fi’l-Islam, Anadolu University Publishing, (translator of a chapter), Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskisehir, 2018.

et-Teyyârâtu’l-Fikriyyetu’l-Muâsıra, Anadolu University Publishing, (translator of a chapter), Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskisehir, 2019.

Dostlara Yâdigâr ve İsmail Fakîrullâh'tan [kuddise sirruh] Hikmetler [Critical Edition, Translation and Analyse], Hikemiyat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2020

In Progress/Soon-To-Be Published:

Cerâyâ ale’l-Vesâyâ, (critical edition)

Şerhu Miftâhü’l-maiyye, Taceddin Zekeriyya en-Nakşbendî, (critical edition)

REVIEWS

“The Review of I. International Symposium of Ebu'l-Hasan Kharaqani”, Journal of Tasavvuf, vol. 30, December ’12.

ARTICLES

Journal Articles

 “The Milestones of The (Spiritual) Path | Yolun İşaret Taşları”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 173, May ’13.

“The West and Human Dignity | Batı ve İnsanlık Onuru”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 174, June ’13.

“Sufism in The Integrity of Outer Form and Inner Manner | Zâhir ve Bâtın Bütünlüğünde Tasavvuf”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 178, October ’13.

“The Rhetoric of (Divine) Love | Aşk Söylemi”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 186, June ’14.

“Muslims in the United States | ABD Müslümanları”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 202, October ’15.

“Menaqibs and Sufism | Menkıbeler ve Tasavvuf”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 203, November ’15.

“Aradığın Nerede? [Mesnevî Şerhi]”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 206, February ’16.

“Senin Hikayen [Mesnevî Şerhi]”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 207, March ’16.

“Şeyh-i Gâzî, Ebû İshak Kâzerûnî”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 208, April ’16.

“Her Benzer Aynı Değil [Mesnevî Şerhi]”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 209, May ’16.

“Dönüp Duran Kalbim [Kalbin Hastalıkları]”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 211, July ’16.

“Tawakkul (Trust in Allah) Endeavour | Tevekkül ve Gayret”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 214, October ’16.

“First Priaroty is Salah | Önce Namaz”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 215, November ’16.

“Treatment of Contentment (Qana’ah) | Kanâat Ahlâkı”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 217, January ’17.

“Khawf and Rajaa | Korku ve Ümitle”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 225, September ’17.

“Nakşbendî Yolunun On Bir Esası: Kelimât-ı Kudsiyye | The Eleven Principles of Naqshbandi Order: Kelimat al-Qudsiyyah”, Semerkand Magazine (Special Edition on Naqshbandi Order for the 20th anniversary of the magazine), April ’18.

“İcâzetnâme | Ijazah/Ijazat Nama in Islamic Culture”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 234, June ’18.

“Plazada Tasavvuf Mümkün mü? | Sufism in the Modern World”, Mostar Magazine, s. 175, September ’19.

“Paris Musahabeleri | Recollections of Paris”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 254, February ’20.

“Paris Musahabeleri 2 | Recollections of Paris 2”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 257, May ’20.

“Paris Musahabeleri 3 | Recollections of Paris 3”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 260, August ’20.

“Paris Musahabeleri 4 | Recollections of Paris 4”, Semerkand Magazine, vol. 261, September ’20.

Cennetin Bedeli | The Price of Heaven [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 262, October ’20

Ameller ve Mükâfatlar | Actions and Rewards [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 263, November ’20

Rahmet O’nun İhsan O’nun | The Grace and the Beneficence of God, [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 264, December ’20

Tevbe Kapısı | The Door of Tawbah (Repentance), [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 265, January ’21

Sebepleri Ne Yapalım | The 2nd Hikmah, First Part, [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 266, February ’21

Boşken ve Mecburken | The 2nd Hikmah, [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 267, March ’21

Sığ Sularda Boğulmadan | The 2nd Hikmah Cont. [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 268, April ’21

Kader ve Gayret | Destiny and Diligence, The 3rd Hikmah, 1st Part [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 269, May ’21

Tevhid ve Sebepler | The 3rd Hikmah, 2nd Part [The Translation of Sheikh al-Bouti's Sharh al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah], Semerkand Magazine, vol. 270, June ’21

BOOK REVIEWS

Carl W. Ernst, Words of Ecstasy in Sufism, SUNY Press, New York: 1985, Kocaeli Theology Journal, v. 3, sy. 2, December 2019, p. 205-208.

Zachary Valentine Wright, On the Path of the Prophet: Shaykh Ahmad Tijani and the Tariqa Muhammadiyya, Fayda Books, Atlanta: 2015, Kadim 1 (Nisan 2021), 153-157.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

“Osman Yahyâ”, TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2016.

“Hâcegân”, TDV Temel İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İSAM Yayınları, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2020.

“Hatm-i Hâcegân”, TDV Temel İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İSAM Yayınları, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2020.

“Şâzeliyye”, TDV Temel İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İSAM Yayınları, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2020.

CERTIFICATES

Certificate of Researcher Assistance and Training Program, TRF (Turkish Religious Foundations) Center for Islamic Studies (aka İSAM)

Spring 2013 (16 March 2013-16 June 2013)

Fall 2013 (18 September 2013-17 January 2014)

Seminars: Academic Research, Theory of Science and Modernity, Classical Logic, Workshop for Academic Writing, Introductions to Metaphysic, Social Theory, The Theory and Methodology of History, Rhetoric in Arabic

Workshop for Academic Writing in English, TRF Center for Islamic Studies (aka İSAM), (Spring 2014)

International Workshop on Critical Edition of Manuscripts, TRF Center for Islamic Studies (aka İSAM) in cooperation with 29 Mayıs University

 (September 18-October 11 2013)

Arabic Language Certificate, Qasid Arabic Institute, Amman, Jordan (October 2014-March 2015)

            Classes: Modern Arabic (Speaking and Writing)

LANGUAGES

Turkish (Maternal), Ottoman Turkish (Professional), Arabic (Advanced), English (Advanced), Persian (some), French (some)