Thoughtful Intelligence

Dr. Musarrat Jabeen

Professor. International Relations
 Algorithm of
Algorithm of this lecture is based on an essay written by Muhammad Iqbal, in 1909 titled ‘ Islam as a Moral and Political Ideal’

1. Ignorance
2. Thoughtful Literacy
3. Immense Existence of God
4. Immense Worth of Human Activity
5. Seven Roles of Human Action
6. Four Dimensions of Human Action
7. Man gets what he acts for

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 The Ignorance
Iqbal says, ‘It is fear to which man is a victim owing to his ignorance of
the nature of his environment and want of absolute faith in God.
The highest stage of man’s ethical progress is reached when he
becomes absolutely free from fear and grief.’
Ignorance can be eliminated by having the knowledge of past present
and future. This means what I learn from my past, and I know how
to act in present and how I can plan the future; that becomes
possible. The theory of ‘Thoughtful Intelligence’ is based on three
assumptions:
1. When I realize about long-term impacts of decisions that are
made in a specific time and space,
2. When I have a great sense of taking action,
3. When I have Intense interconnectivity with people and nature
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 Thoughtful Literacy
Thoughtful Literacy is a deep and complex comprehension, the
detection of relationships between and among ideas, or the
application of ideas to new situations. (Applegate 2011 The
Reading Teacher).

Thoughtful literacy is capacity to counting the impact of one’s

thoughts, words and actions on the survival, dignity and
development of other individuals, groups and nations. The
impact can be realized in ‘Time’ (for how many days, weeks,
months or years the impact will continue) and ‘Space’ (for
how far geographical land with or without human beings will
be effected).
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 Foundations of Thoughtful Literacy are
Found in the knowledge of truth
Knowledge of truth has two components
Truth ONE
1. Immense Existence of Allah

Truth TWO
2. Immense Worth of Human Activity

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The Immense Truth is the Existence of Allah

Zarb-e-Kaleem: 17 | Tawheed | Oneness of God

| Allama Iqbal | Iqbaliyat | AadhiBaat |
Explanation
Oct 3, 2021
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 The immense Truth is the Existence of Allah
The best creation of Allah is man and the best ever personality of Prophet
Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him

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The immense truth is the worth of human
activity

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 Why to perform actions?
Vision of Life
• Purpose of life is composed of the idea to identify one’s
role in the system of humanity and to perform the
ACTIONS accordingly:
1. Who I am?
2. Where I am?
3. From where I have come?
4. To where I would go?
5. SO THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO PERFORM THE ACTIONS
TO JUSTIFY THE ROLE. We emphasize that there are
three FACTORS OF SCIENCE of HUMAN ACTIONS leading
to purpose of life.
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 SCIENCE OF Human Actions
Seven Roles of Human Actions
1.Son/Daughter

2. Brother/Sister
3. Husband/Wife

4. Father/Mother

5. Cousin

6. Peer/Fellow

7. Professional

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 SCIENCE OF Human Actions
Four Dimensions of Human Action

• Sublime Trait of • Dissipation of

Action Actions

Actions for Actions for

Self Society

Actions for Actions for

Nature Creator
• Transcendence of • Radiance of
Action Action

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 SCIENCE OF Human Action
Complex/Integral theorem of Human Action

7 Roles
+4 Dimensions
= 11
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 Art of Human Action
Man gets what he acts for

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 Art of Human Action
Lends Methods of Quality Control of Human Actions

1. Control on Thoughts
2. Control on Words
3. Control on Actions
4. Control on Communication

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 Art of Human Action
Example: Mr. Baqir
1. Mr. Baqir likes Juice.
2. Mr. Baqir likes FRESH Juice.
3. Mr. Baqir likes FRESH Juice PREPARED BY HIS MOTHER.
4. Mr. Baqir likes FRESH Juice PREPARED BY HIS MOTHER
WITH HIS FRIEND.
5. Mr. Baqir likes FRESH Juice PREPARED BY HIS MOTHER
WITH HIS FRIEND LIVING IN NEIGHBOURHOOD.
6. Mr. Baqir likes FRESH Juice PREPARED BY HIS MOTHER
WITH HIS FRIEND LIVING IN NEIGHBOURHOOD on
Friday.
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 Art of Human Action
Get Hold of Yourself……THE SELF

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 Religion and Einstein
‘My religion consists of a humble admiration of
the illimitable superior spirit who reveals
himself in the slight details we are able to
perceive with our frail and feeble minds.’
(Albert Einstein)
‘Thinking is the essence of wisdom.’
(Persian Proverb)