M.M. Sharif
| Professor Mian Mohammad Sharif | |
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| Born | 1893 Lahore, British Punjab |
| Died | 1965 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Residence | Islamabad |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Cambridge University Aligarh Muslim University |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1964) |
| Era | Post-modern |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Punjab University |
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Main interests
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Religion, thoughts, dialectical monadism contemporary and Western Philosophy |
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Notable ideas
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Muslim philosophy |
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Influences
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Mian Mohammad Sharif (Urdu: محمد شریف ) (1893 – 1965) TI, best known as Professor 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. He wrote on this subject and his work was published in international philosophical journals.
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 vital member of the Islamic Ideology Council and taught at Islamia College, Lahore for the rest of his life.
Mian Mohammad Sharif was born in the suburban area of Lahore, situated in Shalimar Garden of Lahore, British Punjab, British Indian Empire, in 1893.
Sharif was educated at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh and the famous Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) where he studied Philosophy. He received a BA degree in Philosophy from the Aligarh Muslim University before moving to the United Kingdom for higher education. 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.
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