Theologian (b. March
1, 1938 in Gaziantep - d. April 12, 2022 in Beykoz / Istanbul).
He used the pseudonym of Mustafa Talip Güngörge in some of his work. He
graduated from Gaziantep Primary School, Maraş Imam Hatip School
(1968), Istanbul High Islam Institute (1972). He worked as Imam, preacher and
mufti at the Directorate of Religious Affairs for 15 years. He worked in Istanbul University from 1984 onwards. He worked
at the Social Sciences Institute of this university. He taught as sociology of
religion professor since 1998 at Istanbul
University, Faculty of
Theology. He was stabbed by a student when he was the dean of IU Faculty of
Theology in 1998 because of a discussion about headscarf.
His first articles were
published in Haber newspaper (Gaziantep) in 1964. He
wrote in the journals of Türkiyem (50
issues) which was published by him, Sancak
and Ortadoğu newspaper for seven
years as a columnist. His daily articles were published in Takvim newspaper from 2000 onwards.
WORKS:
İslâma Göre Milliyetçilik (1974), İslâma Göre Hilafet,
Saltanat, Cumhuriyet (1976), Darvinizmin Yıkılışı (1976), CHP
Sosyalist mi Komünist mi? (1978), Humeyni ve İran İnkılabı (1983), Humeyni
ve İslâm (1985), İslâm ve Giyim Kuşam (1999), Güler Yüzlü İslâm
(2000).
REFERENCE: M. Avni Özmansur / Kur’an’daki Asıl İslâm Bu 2 (2002), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007), İlahiyatçı Prof. Dr. Zekeriya Beyaz hayatını kaybetti (DHA – hürriyet.com.tr, 12.04.2022).