ABOUT AUTHOR

     Mustafa BILGEN, was born in 1954 in Sapaca village of Tortum County of Erzurum City. After Erzurum Central Aziziye Elementary School he graduated from Erzurum Imam Hatip High School with a  degree, where he entered by examination. During his high school years he completed French Language Course of Fono Education Institute by Mail.

    He graduated Islamic Supreme Institute of Erzurum, with a high score where he had begun in 1973.  During his higher education he took Arabic, tefseer (interpretation of the The Noble Qoran) and hadith (words of Prophet) classes from the well-known madrasah (islamic faculty) scholars of Erzurum. He prepared his graduation thesis on the book “Persian Shehname” of famous Persian Poet, Firdewsi. He also presented a thesis on “The Tax of Tithe in Islamic Law” for the class of Fıkh (Islamic Law). He has some essays and articles in religious and ethic subjects publised in various newspapers and magazines. He took part in several social and cultural activities during his academic study. 

     He was assigned to Narman Agricultural High School of Profession as teacher of Culture of Religion and Ethics.

    After completing his military service as reserve officer in 1978-1979 he again started as a teacher of Courses of Profession in Zonguldak Imam Hatip High School. After working here for awhile he left and started to work self employed. He served as honorary preacher.

    He translated and publised the famous book of Abdul-Hadi el-Arashki named  "Hulasatül Beyan fi Hakikatil Islam ve Insaniyetil Insan"  as "The Truth of Islam and Human Being" in Turkish language.

    He had travels to some Islamic and Arabic countries.

    He is married with three children