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n=== Prof Mohammad Sharif Baqa ===

Professor Mohammad Sharif Baqa(Urdu:محمّد شریف بقا ) is a writer, poet, intellectual, and one of the most renowned scholar of Iqbaliaat (works of Allama Iqbal) from [|Pakistan]. He was born in Mochi Gate, Inner City, Lahoreon 14th March 1934. Baqa is his takhalus (pen name). He has written extensively on works of the famous poet philosopher Allama Mohammad Iqbal and Nazria e Pakistan (Ideology of Pakistan). He has authored approximately 50 books on different topics including Islam, Ideology of Pakistan and Iqbaliaat. He is currently President of the Majlis e Iqbal, London.

Education
Professor Baqa completed his entire education in Lahore. He attained his early education from Watan Islamia School. After matriculation, he got admission in Islamia College, Lahore where he studied Arabic as an elective subject alongside Urdu and Persian at the undergraduate level. After completing his undergraduate studies, he proceeded to do Masters in English at the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Professor Baqa did not have a very intellectual family background he, therefore, faced a lot of hurdles in his pursuit of tertiary education. Initially, he had several financial constraints but his determination and zest for higher education helped him to overcome all hurdles that came in his way. He used to work and study at the same time - giving tuitions to students from affluent backgrounds, whilst studying himself. In 1965, he went to England to undertake Ph D studies under the esteemed supervision of Prof. A. J Arberry, the renowned scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies, at the University of Cambridge, UK. He was however, not able to complete his doctoral studies because of family circumstances and had to return home to resolve some family matters. Personal Life: He got married very early in life which was a usual tradition in those times. He has seven children (four girls and three boys). He currently lives in London with his children and grandchildren.

Career
He started teaching at Islamia College Lahore in 1962 where he worked until 1965. After proceeding to England he taught at the College of Languages and Law in Central London where he taught Urdu to Immigration Officers. He has written extensively for newspapers including Nawai waqt, Jang, and Amroz. He has been an invited speaker and guest in a number of TV programs in UK including Sada e Taqbir on Taqbir TV and several programs on Iqra TV and Vectone TV.

Pakistan Movement
Professor Baqa was only 13 years old in 1947 but he participated in the Idependence movement. At the age of 12 he read Yeh ghazi yeh teray purisrar banday (Tariq key Dua) in the jalsas of Muslim League in Lahore. He joined Anjuman e himmayat e Islam while he was still school.

Iqbaliaat

 * 1) Iblis key majlis e shura (Translation and Explanation)
 * 2) Shikwa (Translation and Explanation)
 * 3) Jawab e Shikwa (Translation and Explanation)
 * 4) Peer o Mureed  (Translation and Explanation)Iqbal aur tasawuf
 * 5) Ibal bargah e rasalat ma’ab(SAW)
 * 6) Khutbat e Iqbal pay aik nazar
 * 7) Mauzoaat e Khutbaat e Iqbal
 * 8) Mauzoaat (Urdu Asha’ar)
 * 9) Iqbal ka nur e baseerat
 * 10) Nietzsche Iqbal key nazar main
 * 11) Falsafa e Iran Iqbal key nazar main (Translation and explanation of Allama Iqbal’s Ph D thesis)
 * 12) Iqbal’s selected urdu verses with English translation
 * 13) Iqbal and quotes
 * 14) Iqbal aur zikr e Imam Hussain (RA)

Islamiyat

 * 1) Rasool Akram (SAW) – maghrabi ehle Danish key nazar main
 * 2) Qurani mauzooat
 * 3) Quran key 20 suratain (Translation and brief message)
 * 4) Qurani maujzaat ka encyclopaedia
 * 5) Quran key do azeem suratain (Surah Yaseen aur Surah Rahman, Translation and Explanation)
 * 6) Popular muslim names and their meanings
 * 7) Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)- A brief Introduction
 * 8) Sayings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
 * 9) Prophet Mohammad (BUH) as viewed by famous western scholars
 * 10) The first Kalimah
 * 11) Islam – Religion of Peace
 * 12) Islam and its five pillars ( For children)
 * 13) What is Islam? (For children)
 * 14) Quranic topics – Part 1/ Part 2

Pakistan Studies

 * 1) London main Zikr e Iqbal angraize maaqalat key roshni
 * 2) London main Zikr Iqbal aur maghrib
 * 3) London main Zikr e Iqbal tasweeron kay ainay main
 * 4) London main Zikar e Iqbal taqreebat key roshni main