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Hasan Onat was born in the Eldivan district of Çankırı. He completed his primary education at Eldivan Center Primary School and at Yozgat High School as a boarding student. He enrolled in Theology Faculty of Ankara in 1974. He acquired the habit of reading, researching and questioning a lot since his high school education; He began to write poetry and short stories. Prof. E. Ruhi Fığlalı invited him to do a PhD in the History of Sects. He became a Research Assistant in Theology. After successfully completing his doctorate, he was appointed to the staff of Assistant Professor. He worked as an Associate Professor and Professor. He gave lectures in his field for about forty years. He has supervised more than fifty master’s and doctoral theses. He was awarded with “the Bravery of Science Award” in a ceremony held in Safranbolu on 31 August 2015-1-2 September 2015 by the Maturidi-Yesevi Otağı. He thought and made thought through concepts and metaphors. For years, he established a throne in the hearts of his audience via his radio and television broadcasting. In the History of Islamic Sects, he carried the ideas and methods of his predecessors forward and opened a new era in his field. He played an important role in the preparation of the Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge curriculum and in the renewal of theology programs. Hasan Onat, worked to systematize a new scientific paradigm in Islamic sciences under the name of “Root Science Paradigm” and the thesis of “a new Islamic civilization” Hasan Onat, who devoted his life to science, was just beginning to reap the fruits of his work, but he caught the Covid-19 disease and died on 26.09.2020.