The author, who writes under the pen-name HARUN YAHYA, was born in Ankara in 1956.
Having completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara, he then studied arts at Istanbul's
Mimar Sinan University and philosophy at Istanbul University. Since the 1980s, the author has
published many books on political, faith-related and scientific issues. Harun Yahya is well-known as
an author who has written very important works disclosing the imposture of evolutionists, the
invalidity of their claims and the dark liaisons between Darwinism and bloody ideologies such as
fascism and communism.
His pen-name is made up of the names "Harun" (Aaron) and "Yahya" (John), in memory of the
two esteemed prophets who fought against lack of faith. The Prophet's seal on the cover of the books
is symbolic and is linked to the their contents. It represents the Qur'an (the final scripture) and the
Prophet Muhammad, the last of the prophets. Under the guidance of the Qur'an and sunnah, the
author makes it his purpose to disprove each one of the fundamental tenets of godless ideologies and
to have the "last word", so as to completely silence the objections raised against religion. The seal of
the final Prophet, who attained ultimate wisdom and moral perfection, is used as a sign of his
intention of saying this last word.
All author’s works center around one goal: to convey the Qur’an’s message to people,
encourage them to think about basic faith-related issues (such as the existence of Allah, His unity and
the Hereafter), and to expose the feeble foundations and perverted ideologies of godless systems.
Harun Yahya enjoys a wide readership in many countries, from India to America, England to
Indonesia, Poland to Bosnia, and Spain to Brazil. Some of his books are available in English, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Urdu, Arabic, Albanian, Russian, Serbo-Croat (Bosnian), Polish,
Malay, Uygur Turkish, and Indonesian, and they are enjoyed by readers worldwide.
Greatly appreciated all around the world, these works have been instrumental in many people
recovering their faith in Allah and in many others gaining a deeper insight into their faith. The
wisdom, and the sincere and easy-to-understand style gives these books a distinct touch which
directly effects any one who reads or studies them. Immune to objections, these works are
characterized by their features of rapid effectiveness, definite results and irrefutability. It is unlikely
that those who read these books and give serious thought to them can any longer sincerely advocate
the materialistic philosophy, atheism or any other perverted ideology or philosophy. Even if they
continue to do so, it will be only a sentimental insistence since these books refuted such ideologies
from their very foundations. All contemporary movements of denial are now ideologically defeated,
thanks to the collection of books written by Harun Yahya.
There is no doubt that these features result from the wisdom and lucidity of the Qur'an. The
author modestly intends to serve as a means in humanity's search for Allah's right path. No material
gain is sought in the publication of these works.