He preferred to enroll in the Teachers' College rather than the faculties of Medicine or Engineering due to his deep interest in mathematics.

Due to his excellence in mathematics, the Egyptian Ministry of Education sent him to England where, in 1920, he obtained a BSc (Honors) from the University of Nottingham.

The Parliament lauded his qualifications and merits which surpassed those of the English dean of the faculty, and he was promoted to professor.

Mosharafa was interested in the history of science, with a focus on the contributions of Arab scientists in the Middle Ages.

[6][7] Mosharafa was the first to call for social reform and development based on scientific research[citation needed].

Among which is a book on the theory of relativity translated into English, French, German and Polish, and reprinted in the United States.