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Iqbal’S Perspective Of Women’S Economic Empowerment

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  • HUMAIRA SHAHBAZ

    (Principle Investigator, NRPU-2020, Senior Instructor, Persian Department National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, pakistanhshahbaz@numl.edu.pk)

Abstract

Diversity is a prominent feature of great thinker poet Dr. Muhammad Iqbal. Interdisciplinary fields of knowledge such as language, literature, history, sociology, economics and sciences etc. are some of the important interdisciplinary areas of Iqbal Studies. Iqbal’s first work "Ilm-ul-Iqtisat" was about field of Economics. This research is made to study Iqbal’s perspective of economic with respect to Women Empowerment as reflected in his life, thoughts and all his works in Persian, Urdu and English. The content analysis of his poetry, essays and letters presents feminist approach of Iqbal towards women’s empowerment such as sponsorship laws, inheritance rights, economic autonomy etc. Mostly he is the advocate of principles laid down for the economic empowerment of women in the universal Islamic social system. The indicators listed through this study can be used to measure the level of women’s economic empowerment in our existing socio-cultural context and steps can be taken to improve the existing situation with respect to women's role in social development.

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  • Humaira Shahbaz, 2021. "Iqbal’S Perspective Of Women’S Economic Empowerment," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 10(4), pages 107-112, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfh:bbejor:v:10:y:2021:i:4:p:107-112
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    Keywords

    Economics; Women; Empowerment; Feminism; Iqbal; Islamiclaw; culture; Society; Indicators;
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    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics

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