Ilahe Mammadova Kurshun, born in Baku, completed her master’s degree in the Department of Sufi Culture and Literature at Üsküdar University with her thesis titled “The Life and Works of Meşkûre Sargut.” In 2024, she received her PhD in the field of Islamic Civilization, Thought, and Literature. She continues her academic studies in the fields of Turkish Sufism, the history of religions, the history of Islamic sects, and Christianity. In addition, she conducts research on twentieth-century women Sufis, particularly Meşkûre Sargut and the Ken'an al-Rifa'i school, as well as on the academic and cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Her main areas of research and interest include Turkish Sufism, the history of religions, the history of Islamic sects, Christianity, women Sufis, and Azerbaijan-Türkiye relations.