Muhammed Siddik

Dr. Muhammed Siddik is a full-time Assistant Professor (Dr. Öğretim Üyesi) of Hadith at Karabük University, Turkey, working within the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences. Since 2022 he also serves as Deputy Head of the same department. Born in 1986, he completed his undergraduate studies at Damascus University, Faculty of Sharia (2007), followed by two master’s degrees—one from Damascus (2011) and another from Yalova University, Turkey (2018)—and a Ph.D. from Necmettin Erbakan University (2022).

Education:

• Bachelor, Faculty of Sharia, Damascus University, Syria (2007)
• Master, Damascus University, Syria – “Methods for Encouraging Education in the Hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad” (2011)
• Master, Yalova University, Turkey – Institute of Social Sciences, Islamic Studies (Arabic) (2018)
• Ph.D., Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey – Institute of Social Sciences, Hadith (2022)

Research Interests:

Dr. Siddik’s scholarship centers on the critical study of Prophetic traditions, encompassing Hadith methodology, Islamic jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), theological debates, and the ethical teachings embedded in Sufi traditions. He explores how classical Hadith sciences interface with contemporary Islamic thought, particularly in education, crisis management, and social justice.

Publications & Trends:

From 2017 to 2025 he authored 16 peer-reviewed articles, 3 monographs, and 7 book chapters. The works exhibit a clear trajectory from textual-critical studies of early Hadith collections to applied ethics derived from Prophetic guidance. Recurring themes include Imam Bukhari’s headings, Mu’tazilite critiques, Ottoman exegetical approaches, and the socio-linguistic miracle of the Prophet’s speech.

Scientific Awards:

No awards recorded in the supplied documents.

Graduate Advising & Courses:

He currently supervises seven graduate theses ranging from comparative Qur’anic rhetoric to contemporary Hadith classification. At Karabük University he teaches courses such as “Hadith History,” “Hadith 1 & 2,” “Theoretical Hadith,” and “Hanafi Hadith Understanding” at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Labs & Teams:

While no formal laboratory is mentioned, Dr. Siddik collaborates extensively with colleagues at Karabük University’s Institute of Graduate Studies in Islamic Sciences and serves on the editorial boards of Türkiye İlahiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi and Şarkiyat, fostering interdisciplinary research teams in Hadith and theology.