He was born in 1990 in Istanbul. He graduated from Kartal Anatolian Imam Hatip High School in 2008 and from Marmara University, Faculty of Theology in 2012. He worked as a research assistant at Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Theology between 2012-2017 and at Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Department of Hadith between 2017-2020. He completed his MA in 2014 with his thesis titled The Use of Hadith in Shia Tafsir -The Example of Al-Ayyashi Tafsir- and his PhD in 2019 with his thesis titled The Effect of Geography and Culture on Hadith Narration during the Period of the Companions. He currently works as a faculty member at Balıkesir University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Hadith.

Dr. Ayse Zisan Furat is associate professor of Religious Education at Faculty of Theology of Istanbul University since 2014. She received her B.A. in History of Science from Istanbul University in 2001. Then she completed her M.A. (2004) and PhD (2009) degrees in Religious Education from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the same university. Her research interests include religious education policy, religion in Turkish education, Ottoman education policies, and multicultural and intercultural education. 

Professor of Psychology, Georgia Southern University

Prof. Mahmut Zengin completed his undergraduate education in the field of Theology (2000), his master's degree (2004) and his doctorate (2010) in Religious Education at Marmara University. In 2011, he was appointed to Sakarya University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences as an Assistant Professor. Zengin, who became an Associate Professor in 2016, became a Professor in the field of Religious Education in 2023. Prof. Zengin currently works for Sakarya University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences. Prof. Zengin has many articles published in journals indexed in national and international directories. Prof. Zengin's research areas include religious studies, Islamic education, values ​​education, religious teaching in curricula and textbooks, and religious teaching methods.