Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Cançelik is a faculty member at Kocaeli University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Islamic History and Arts, where he teaches Ottoman Turkish and Islamic Turkish Literature. He completed his BA, MA, and PhD at Istanbul University in the field of Turkish Language and Literature. His doctoral dissertation examined sixteenth-century Ottoman divan poetry as a historical source.

His academic research focuses on classical Turkish literature, Sufi and mystical poetry, the relationship between divan poetry and music, urban and civilizational thought, and Ottoman intellectual and cultural history. He has published extensively on Sufi poets such as Niyâzî-i Mısrî, Nâbî, Yunus Emre, Nesîmî, and Şeyh Gâlib, with particular attention to mystical aesthetics, cosmology, and symbolism in poetry. He has served as principal investigator and advisor in numerous national and international research projects, including studies on manuscript collections, lyric anthologies, and textual analysis.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cançelik’s work adopts an interdisciplinary approach that brings together literature, mysticism, and intellectual history, and he continues to contribute to comparative studies on the mystical and cosmological dimensions of classical poetic traditions.

Kocaeli Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi Anabilim Dalı Öğr Üyesi

Born in Van in 1973. Completed all his education in Van. After graduating from Van Faculty of Theology, he worked as a Religious Culture and Ethics and Vocational Courses Teacher in Religious High Schools under the Ministry of National Education. He has been working as a Faculty Member since 2019. He is married and has three children.

Conference Participation

• 2009 – Participated in a National Conference organized by the Ministry of Commerce (Algeria) on Consumer Protection in Islamic Law and Positive Law, with a paper entitled: “Issues of Consumer Harm in Islamic Jurisprudence: Between Universal and Particular Legal Principles.”
• 2010 – Participated in a National Conference organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments (Algeria) on Islam and Violence, presenting a paper entitled: “The Reality of the National Reference Framework in Educational Institutions: A Study of Students’ Priorities at the Secondary Education Level.”
• 2013 – Participated in the National Conference organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Islamic Civilization, University of Oran, entitled Contemporary Legal Issues between Theoretical Foundations and Practical Application, with a paper: “Employing the Principle of Custom (ʿUrf) as a Basis for the Establishment of Legal Systems.”
• 27–28 April 2016 – Participated in the International Conference on Studies and Practices in Traffic Psychology, held in Batna, Algeria, with a paper entitled: “Ijtihād, Legislation, and the Jurisprudential Foundations of Traffic Regulations.”
• March 2017 – Participated in an International Conference held in Kütahya, Türkiye, entitled: “Approaches to Cooperation and Integration between Scientific Institutions and Economic Blocs.”
• 27–29 February 2018 – Participated in the International Conference on “Cooperation and Partnership among Universities in the Islamic World,” held at Kütahya University, Türkiye.
• December 2018 – Participated in the International Conference held in Antalya, Türkiye, entitled: “Economic Security in the Islamic World.”
• 25–26 November 2022 – Participated in the International Conference entitled “The Role of Scholars of the First Hijri Century in the Development of Islamic Sciences,” organized by the Faculty of Theology, Istanbul University, presenting the paper: “Asbagh ibn al-Faraj’s Contribution to the Development of the Theory of Legal Obligation through Taḥrīr al-Kalām fī al-Iltizām.”
• 21–23 January 2023 – Participated in the International Conference “The Phenomenon of Homosexuality: Diagnosis, Analysis, and Prospects for Treatment,” organized by the Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Jalawi Center for Islamic Research and Studies, Saudi Arabia, presenting the paper: “International Conventions and Charters and Their Role in Supporting Homosexuality: A Critical Analytical Study in Light of Universal and Particular Jurisprudential Principles.”
• 29–30 April 2023 – Participated in the International Conference entitled “International Conventions for the Protection of the Family and Their Impact on Domestic Legislation,” organized by the University of Algiers 1 – Benyoucef Benkhedda, presenting the paper: “The Jurisprudential Foundations of CEDAW from the Perspective of Universal and Particular Legal Principles.”
• 2023 – Participated in the First International Conference on the Prophetic Biography, entitled “From the Prophetic Biography to Ethical Witnessing: Landmarks and Perspectives,” organized by the Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Jalawi Center for Islamic Research and Studies, Saudi Arabia, presenting the paper: “The Human Dimension of the Traffic Safety System in Islamic Jurisprudence: Foundations and Principles.”
• 28–29 October 2023 – Participated in the International Conference organized by the Franco-Arab African University, Bamako, Mali, entitled “Manuscripts and Their Role in Promoting Peace, Security, Identity Preservation, Scientific Research, and Innovation in Africa,” presenting the paper: “Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Maghili al-Tilimsani and His Role in Promoting Values in West African Countries.”
• 15–16 November 2023 – Participated in the National Conference entitled “The Algerian Family Code between Stability and Change,” organized by the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Djelfa, Algeria, presenting the paper: “The Ideology of CEDAW and Its Impact on the Stability of Legal Terminology.”
• 20 April 2024 – Participated in the International Conference entitled “Methodologies for Codifying Ethical Rules and Terminology,” held at the University of Oran 1, presenting the paper: “Western Legislative Systems and Their Role in Shaping and Disseminating Ethical Terminology.”
• 2025–2026 Academic Year – Appointed Chair of the Scientific Committee for the International Conference entitled “The Impact of the CEDAW Convention on Arab and Islamic Legal Systems.” (Conference currently under preparation.)
• 1–4 January 2026 – Participated in the International Conference held in Lagos, Nigeria, entitled “The Jurisprudence of Sound Creed and Contemporary Challenges,” organized by Dar Al-Naeem Complex for Islamic Sciences, presenting the paper: “Principles of Creed-Based Education According to Imam Abdelhamid Ben Badis and Imam Muhammad Al-Bashir Al-Ibrahimi.”
• 17 June 2026 – Served as Chair of the National Conference entitled “History Education in the Educational System,” organized by the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, University of Oran 1.

Published Articles

• The Concept of Universal and Particular Legal Principles and the Need for Them https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/30057
• The Religious Nature of Legal Systems and Their Role in Crime Reduction https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/92377
• The International Institutionalization of CEDAW's Dominance over National Legislation https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/152360
• Guardianship (Wilāyah) between Islamic Law and the CEDAW Convention https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/242186
• CEDAW as a Legal Reference: An Analytical Study in Light of Universal and Particular Legal Principles https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/241476
• The Consideration of Custom (ʿUrf) and Its Impact on Judicial Decisions: A Comparative Jurisprudential Study https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/articleAparaitre/2752627
• Judicial Discretion in the Financial Consequences of Marriage and Its Dissolution https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/Articles/222
• Teaching History in the Curriculum for Imam Training in Algeria and Its Role in Strengthening National Identity https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/294693
• Undermining Custom in Judicial Decisions: A Maqāṣid-Based Approach to Algeria's Withdrawal of Its Reservation to Article 15(4) of the CEDAW Convention https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/292572
• Obstacles to the Acceptance of Judicial Decisions in Light of Al-Wansharisi’s Al-Miʿyār al-Muʿrab: An Analytical Jurisprudential Study https://asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/295279
• Islamic Law and Traffic Safety: An Islamic Jurisprudential and Ethical Analysis https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/sakaifd/article/1631617
• Terminological Engineering in International Law: Sexuality and the Epistemological Challenge to Islamic Ethical Law https://journal.uinsi.ac.id/index.php/mazahib/article/view/11860

Moh Isom Mudin is a lecturer at the Faculty of Ushuluddin, Universitas Darussalam (UNIDA) Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia. He currently serves as Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs (2022–2025) and Director of Nursi Corner UNIDA Gontor (2021–2025). Previously, he served as Head of the Department of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy (2017–2020). He is an active member of the Indonesian Association of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy (AAFI) since 2020 and also serves as an Internal Auditor at UNIDA Gontor since 2022. His primary research interests lie at the intersection of Islamic philosophy, cosmology, and environmental ethics, with a core expertise in Eco-Sufism and Theo-Ecology. He engages classical Islamic texts—particularly those of Said Nursi and Suhrawardi—in critical dialogue with contemporary environmental crises, seeking to construct a robust Islamic cosmological ethics that addresses the ontological and ethical dimensions of the God-human-nature relationship.