Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Siddique

M.A (PU), M.Phil (MUL), PhD (MUL)
Assistant Professor

Tel: 00 92 42 9921 1449 (Ext 236)
Mobile:+92 3004929240
Email: sarwarsiddique@uvas.edu.pk 

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Siddique is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences. He joined UVAS as Lecturer in 2005 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2016. Before joining UVAS, he has been teaching at MUL as lecturer and served Minhaj Education Society as Director Curriculum Research. He also served Farid-i-Millat Research institute Lahore as Assistant Research Scholar. He served University Magazine “The VISION” as Chief Editor and worked as Incharge for Qiraat and Naat Society UVAS.     

Currently, he is member of several Academic and Administration committees of UVAS. He is also serving as Superintendent and Security Officer in UVAS Hostels. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Siddique has worldwide exposure for preaching Islam ( Especially  for Naat Recitation). He has performed on National and International TV Channels including PTV and Radio Pakistan. He has visited several countries including Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, France, Italy, Australia, Turkey Kingdom of Oman, UAE, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Islamic talks, conferences and training workshops as resource person and invited speaker. He specializes in “Animal Rights in Islam” and has been offering consultancy to animal related farms and industries. He established YouTube Channel “IRFAN UL ISLAM” a student forum, where a series of recorded lectures of Islamic and Pakistan Studies is available. This forum is also being used for open house Seminars, Workshops and Question Answer sessions for under graduate students.

Development and editing of Text Books is one of his major interests. He played a pivotal role in the development of 34 textbooks for MES. He was nominated as the subject expert by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) and received a letter of appreciation by Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council for designing the DVM Curriculum Revision exercise for Islamic Studies, Pakistan Studies, Sociology and Holy Quran Translation. Dr. Sarwar has also developed his own research site with the name of “Al-Asr” (www.al-asr.pk) where he shares latest information related to the field of Islamic Studies including subjects such as Quran, Ḥadīth, Sīra, Fiqh and Islamic Law, Sufism, Philosophy and theology, Classical and contemporary Muslim thought and issues related to Muslim societies.

He is also owner and editor of one of the fast growing page on You Tube entitled IRFAN-UL-ISLAM (https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC10nq0VkQFIAU1zXy9glWfA/featured) and “Al-Irfan Research Center Lahore” (https://www.facebook.com) where he  responses to Islam related quarries for the benefit of General Public.

Overall, Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Siddique is blended multi - dimensional personality and fore seeing academician having command on teaching, administration, research and curricula development.

 Currently represented within UVAS

  • Chief Editor UVAS Magazine “THE VISION”
  • Member  Faculty Board of Studies - FBS
  • Convener  Technical Committee for purchase, Repair  and Maintenance works in the  Hostels
  • Member Emergency Response Committee
  • Course In-charge, Islamic Studies/Ethics, Pakistan Studies and Holy Quran Translation for all degree programs, UVAS, Lahore
  • Focal Person for Dengue Inspection and Monitoring
  • Member Hifz-e-Quran Test Committee
  • Member Departmental Board of Studies, UVAS, Lahore
  • Founding Member  Qirat & Naat UVAS, Lahore
  • Member Advisory Committee Qirat & Naat UVAS, Lahore
  • Member Sports Committee, UVAS, Lahore
  • Member Animal Ethical Committee
  • Member of Editorial Board of recognized Journal “Al-Irfan” Lahore
  • Member of Editorial Board of recognized Journal “Al-Asr” Lahore.
  •  Member Discipline Advisory Committee UVAS Hostels
  • Member Student Grievance Committee
  • Member Food Committee Hostels
  • Member Anti Drug and Tobacco Committee
  • Founding Member of Al-Asr International Research Journal of Islamic Studies
  • External Examiner of different affiliated Colleges and Universities

Areas of Interest

  • Islamic Jurisprudence
  • Animal Rights in Islam
  • Curriculum Development and Revision

Research Work

  1. Animal Rights in Islam (PhD Thesis)
  2. Analysis of Urdu Naatia poetry of Punjab after the creation of Pakistan (MPhil Thesis)
  3. Rights of minorities in Islam (MA Thesis)