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Muhammad Hasan Sheikh

1918-1995

Place of Birth: Lahore

Teacher(s)/Instructor(s): Khawaja Nazar Muhammad, Tajuddin Zarreen Raqam , Raka Painter

Students: Muhammad Bashir Razi, Muhammad Saeed, Noor Ahmad Azad, Muhammad Iqbal Afzal Qureshi, Sajjad Khalid

Inspiration: Abdul Majeed Parveen Raqam, Hamid Al Amidi, Hashim Baghdadi

Contemporaries: Ustad Deen Muhammad, Faiz Mujaddadi, Raka Painter, Khalifa Muhammad Tufail, Taj-ud-Din Zarreen Raqam, Hafiz Muhammad Yousuf Sadeedi, Sufi Khursheed Alam Khursheed Raqam, Safi Abd-ur-Rasheed Lahori Lateef Raqam, Khawaja Nazar Muhammad, Noor Ahmad Azad.

List of Prominent Works: (More than 400)

  • Soorah Al-Kafiroon, Nastaalique
  • Soorah At-Teen, Nastaalique
  • Soorah Al-Fateha, Nastaalique
  • Ya Sahib al Jamal, Nastaalique
  • Miraz-e-Peer-e-Tareeqat, Nastaaliq, 4 Different Compositions
  • Moosa Ze Hosh Raft, Nastaalique
  • Backdrops (Paintings for Background) of Most Popular Indian Film "Mughal-e-Azam.
  • Designed and wrote banners and billoards for "Karwan-e-Shokat-e-Islam" organized by "Jamaat-e-Islami" on the request of Syed Abu-al-Aala Modoodi
  • Designed and wrote banners and billoards for several Annual General Meetings organized by "Jamaat-e-Islami" on the request of Syed Abu-al-Aala Modoodi

Styles in which he worked:

  • Nastaalique
  • English Scripts
  • Hindi Scripts
  • Bengali Scripts
Skills: Calligraphy, Life and Still life drawing, Oil Painting, Water Color, Photography, Bilboards and Banner writing, Screen Printing & Ceramic Painting