M. M. Sharif
M. M. Sharif | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | 1965 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University Aligarh Muslim University |
| 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 |
Mian Mohammad Sharif (Urdu:محمد شریف ) (1965 – 1893) TI was a Pakistani philosopher, Islamic scholar, and college professor. He is noted for his work in analytical philosophy and pioneered the idea of Muslim philosophy. His work was published in international philosophical journals.[1]
He remained politically active with the Muslim League and advocated for the idea of establishing a separate state in British India, meaning a separate new state of Pakistan for the Muslims. He remained a member of the Islamic Ideology Council and taught at Islamia College, Lahore for the rest of his life.
Early life and career
[edit]Mian Mohammad Sharif was born in the suburban area of Lahore, situated in Shalimar Garden of Lahore, British Punjab, British Indian Empire, in 1893.[2]
Sharif was educated at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) where he studied Philosophy. He received a BA degree in philosophy from the AMU before moving to the United Kingdom for higher education.[3] Settled at the Cambridge, Sharif began attending the graduate school of philosophy at Cambridge University where he completed his MA and did his doctoral studies under English philosopher G. E. Moore.[4]
His interest in realism and analytic philosophy widened and Sharif wrote on Monadism which was supervised by Moore as his PhD thesis. After receiving his PhD, his interest shifted to Western Philosophy and he said "Philosophy must find a place for the sciences in the systematic whole of knowledge."[5]
After returning to British India, he chaired the philosophy department of the AMU and briefly participated in the Pakistan Movement.[3] In 1945, he was appointed President of the Indian Philosophical Congress until he moved to Lahore to accept the professorship of philosophy at the Punjab University. In 1950, he founded and served as the first president of'Pakistan Philosophical Congress, and remained associated with the society for the rest of his life. This organisation played a role in reviving interest in the study of modern philosophy.[6] In addition, he also served as principal of Islamia College, Lahore and Director of the Institute of Islamic Culture based in Lahore.[3] 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. He already was the Founder-Life-President of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Sharif died and was buried in Lahore in 1965.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Muslim thought: its origin and achievements - by M. M. Sharif Boston University website, Published in 2013, Retrieved 20 November 2017
- ^ Qadir, C.A. (1966). The World of Philosophy: Studies Prepared in Honour of Professor M. M. Sharif. 1. Vol. 1 (1 ed.). Lahore: Sharif Presentation Volume Committee (Pakistan Philosophical Congress). p. 367. zoRWAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d 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. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Ahmad, Naeem, ed. (1998). Philosophy in Pakistan. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (Book). ISBN 1565181085.
- ^ De Smet, S.J., Richard V. "Philosophical activity in Pakistan: 1947–1961". De Nobili College, Poona, India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Philosophy in mumbo-jumbo land Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 May 2006, Retrieved 21 November 2017
Annotations and bibliography
[edit]- Choudhury, Masudul Alam (27 January 2011). "A History of Muslim Philosophy". Islamic economics and finance an epistemological inquiry (1st ed.). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group. ISBN 978-0857247223.
- Baldwin, Thomas, ed. (2003). "An Idealist View of Life". The Cambridge history of philosophy : 1870–1945 (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052159104X.
- 1893 births
- 1965 deaths
- 20th-century Pakistani philosophers
- Analytic philosophers
- Aligarh Muslim University alumni
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
- Pakistan Movement activists
- Academic staff of Aligarh Muslim University
- Pakistani Muslims
- People from Lahore
- Philosophers of language
- Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
- Members of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress
- Academic staff of the University of the Punjab