A SCOPIC REVIEW OF RESEARCH AT DEPARTMENT OF IQBAL STUDIES, AIOU

Abstract

Researchers focusing on literary personalities like Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, usually concentrate on perceiving and interpreting the popular areas of their works or the perspectives of their wisdom etc. Is there any further needs to be explore and understand in relation to research and concepts in the field of Iqbal Studies? A scoping method is used to carry out this study with the purpose of mapping Research Literature on Iqbal Studies, conducted at the Department of Iqbal Studies Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan with focus on exploring how the Iqbal’s Perspective of Women Studies is perceived by researchers? This review intended to provide grounds for analyzing how researchers delimit concepts of Iqbal Studies in their phenomenon of interest and while doing so what important areas are missed or need to be explored. This study is limited to the academic research conducted at MPhil & PhD level. The paper shares the importance of research areas in the field of Iqbal Studies and the results of the scoping review carried out. It also attempt to document the gaps in the areas of interests in research themes through retrieved research literature, concluding with some recommendations for way forward.