M. M. Sharif
| Mian Mohammad Sharif | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1893 Lahore, British Punjab |
| Died |
1965 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Residence | Islamabad |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Cambridge University Aligarh Muslim University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1964) |
| Era | Post-modern |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Punjab University |
Main interests | Religion, thoughts, dialectical monadism contemporary and Western Philosophy |
Notable ideas | Muslim philosophy |
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Mian Mohammad Sharif (Urdu: محمد شریف ; b. 1893—d. 1965) TI, best known as M.M. Sharif, was an influential philosopher, clergyman, and college professor. He is noted for his notable work in analytical philosophy and pioneered the idea of Muslim philosophy, in which, he briefly wrote and published on international philosophical journals.
He remained politically active with the Muslim League and advocated for the "idea" of establishing a separate state in the British India, thus Pakistan. He remained vital member of the Islamic Ideology Council and taught at the Islamia College for rest of his life.
Biography
Mian Mohammad Sharif was born in the suburban area, situated in Shalimar Garden of Lahore, British Punjab, British Indian Empire, in 1893.[1]
Sharif was educated at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College and the famous Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) where he studied Philosophy. He gained BA in Philosophy from the Aligarh Muslim University before moving to the United Kingdom for higher education.[2] Settled at the Cambridge, Sharif began attending the graduate school of philosophy at the Cambridge University where he completed his MA and studied for his doctoral studies under reputed English philosopher G. E. Moore.[3]
His interest in realism and analytic philosophy under G. E. Moore further widened and extensively wrote on Monadism which was supervised by GE Moore as his PhD thesis which was submitted to the university. After gaining the PhD, his interest further shifted to Western Philosophy and once noted "Philosophy must find a place for the sciences in the systematic whole of knowledge."[4]
Upon returning to British India, he served as chairman of philosophy department of the Aligarh Muslim University and briefly took participation in Pakistan Movement.[2] In 1945, he was appointed as the General– President of the Indian Philosophical Congress until when he moved to Lahore to accept the professorship of philosophy at the Punjab University after the partition of British India. In 1950, he founded and served first president of Pakistan Philosophical Congress, and remained associated with the society with the rest of his life. In addition, he also served as principal of Islamia College and Director of the Institute of Islamic Culture based in Lahore.[2] In 1956, he represented Pakistan in the UNESCO conference held in the United States. He was a member of the American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division) and a Director of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, Paris. Founder-Life-President of Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Sharif died and buried in Lahore in 1965.[2]
Sources and cited work
Web references
- ↑ Qadir, C.A. (1966). The World of Philosophy: Studies Prepared in Honour of Professor M.M. Sharif. 1. 1 (1 ed.). Lahore: Sharif Presentation Volume Committee (Pakistan Philosophical Congress). p. 367. zoRWAAAAMAAJ.
- 1 2 3 4 Martin, Mathew. "Biographical annotations:M. M Sharif". Martin Mathews, the Council for Research on Values and philosophy, Washington, U.S. Council for Research on Values and philosophy. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ Ahmad, ed. by Naeem (1998). Philosophy in Pakistan. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (Book). ISBN 1565181085.
- ↑ De Smet, S.J., Richard V. "Philosophical activitiy in Pakistan: 1947–1961". De Nobili College, Poona, India. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
Annotations and bibliography
- Choudhury, Masudul Alam. "A History of Muslim Philosophy". Islamic economics and finance an epistemological inquiry (1st ed.). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group. ISBN 0857247220.
- Baldwin, edited by Thomas (2003). "An Idealist View of Life". The Cambridge history of philosophy : 1870–1945 (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052159104X.
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