Iqbal Articulates Loss Intelligence: A Paradigm of Civic Virtue

Abstract

The conversed couplet is in ‘Shama aur Shaer’ written in Feb 1912 by the great thinker Allama Iqbal. The political and global situation is reflected in the poem. The then scenario of Muslim Ummah and receding Muslim Regime was concern for Allama Iqbal. In consequence to events the Muslims took independence from their colonial rulers in Asia and Africa as politically independent states. Pakistan secured independence in 1947 as a Muslim state. It is being recognized that Pakistan has headed towards moral depravity because of declining civic virtues. The significant of this study stems to present the philosophy of sense of loss perceived in 1912 and its relevancy to Pakistan in 2017; as tool of programming the mindsets of the people at the helm of affairs and ‘Youth of Pakistan’. On the bases of this study we can pilot the idea to start the ‘TRAINING OF THOUGHT’, through meaningful and sincere efforts by assessing the prevalence level of civic virtues as correlative of individual and society for dignified existence. The paper assumes, “Civic virtue based on Loss Intelligence is vital to enhance productivity of a nation; it can be established and advanced by the societal systems and institutions.”The paper deals with three topics: Loss Intelligence Perspective and Allama Iqbal, it presents Loss intelligence index with 7 characteristics; Loss Intelligence Perspective and Civic-Virtue, it presents 7 characteristics of civic virtue in mindset and 7 characteristics of civic virtue in action; and Loss Intelligence Perspective & Expert Professionals. The conceptual framework of this research deals with: ‘Loss Intelligence Perspectives’ (see Fig. 1).