muslim student paying for medical school

[aishapremed]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to get some opinions on how some Muslim students have paid for medical school. I know that options are limited (loans, family help, military, scholarship,etc). But how did some of you guys pay for medical school? Did you take out some type of Muslim loan?

I am hesitant about taking out a loan, but are there Muslim loans out there? I have looked into full tuition scholarships and these tend to be limited to internal medicine, psychiatry, OB/GYN, family medicine, but I'm interested in going into general surgery.

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated, thank you.

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[TBV]

What in the hell is this ****

 

[Dr Tony T. Chopper]

What is a Muslim loan? Care to educate me?

 

[TBV]

What is a Muslim loan? Care to educate me?

This has to be a pathetic excuse for a troll.

 

[ZPakEffect]

What is a Muslim loan? Care to educate me?

Well, observant Muslims would want to avoid federal loans because of all the pork that gets put into federal legislation.

 

[aishapremed]

In other words what have some of you(musliums ) done to pay for medical school?

 

[Pusheen]

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[sharkbyte]

In other words what have some of you(musliums ) done to pay for medical school?

I dont' understand, how does being Muslim matter in this case?

 

[bararaboi]

I would double check with your imam and make sure what his views on paying interests are. You could try to find a fellow community member to sponsor your education. A last resort could be to crowdfund it on Muslim social media using LaunchGood (look it up). However, many of the Muslims I know, even conservative Muslims, go with the standard loans out there if circumstances necessitate it. Again, talk to your imam.

 

[aishapremed]

we don't take out loans basically avoiding riba

 

[bararaboi]

I dont' understand, how does being Muslim matter in this case?

Some Muslims believe that Islam forbids their paying of interest and look for other non-interest based financing methods to pay for whatever they are looking to pay for.

 

[precisiongraphic]

Not Muslim but from my understanding, observant Muslims are not allowed to incur interest. Neither as borrower nor as a lender. Muslims join together to form lending societies and don't explicitly pay interest to a lender. I think that's what this person is alluding too, though his/her questions are none too clear.

 

[medic86]

Lol. I'm pretty sure this isn't a troll post.

Some Muslims believe it is haram to take out a loan that charges interest (and the same holds true for charging someone interest on a loan).

 

[aishapremed]

Not Muslim but from my understanding, observant Muslims are not allowed to incur interest. Neither as borrower nor as a lender. Muslims join together to form lending societies and don't explicitly pay interest to a lender. I think that's what this person is alluding too, though his/her questions are none too clear.

Thank you for clarifying to other readers. But basically I am trying to figure out other ways to pay for med school and just wanted to know how other musliums have managed to pay for it

 

[aishapremed]

I would double check with your imam and make sure what his views on paying interests are. You could try to find a fellow community member to sponsor your education. A last resort could be to crowdfund it on Muslim social media using LaunchGood (look it up). However, many of the Muslims I know, even conservative Muslims, go with the standard loans out there if circumstances necessitate it. Again, talk to your imam.

thank you for the reply, I am looking into the site

 

[sharkbyte]

Some Muslims believe that Islam forbids their paying of interest and look for other non-interest based financing methods to pay for whatever they are looking to pay for.

Ah makes sense now

 

[bararaboi]

Thank you for clarifying to other readers. But basically I am trying to figure out other ways to pay for med school and just wanted to know how other musliums have managed to pay for it

Also, have you been accepted to med school yet? If not, I wouldn't worry about it until then. If so, there usually is a specialized financial aid officer who would best be able to advise you on how to finance your medical education better than anyone on SDN could.

 

[aishapremed]

Also, have you been accepted to med school yet? If not, I wouldn't worry about it until then. If so, there usually is a specialized financial aid officer who would best be able to advise you on how to finance your medical education better than anyone on SDN could.

No I have not been accepted to medical school yet, just thinking ahead and planning

 

[ZPakEffect]

Seriously though, riba should not be interpreted as encompassing all forms of interest, but only excessive interest that is generally termed usury.

 

[Dr Tony T. Chopper]

Good luck on your app, and thanks for teaching me about this.

 

[swearonmemum]

Well, observant Muslims would want to avoid federal loans because of all the pork that gets put into federal legislation.

Well, callous douchebags might want to avoid med school because of all the diversity goals that get put into mission statements.

 

[ZedsDed]

we don't take out loans basically avoiding riba

Do you know any Islamic scholars that you can talk to about this? Considering the plethora of Muslim doctors out there they must have figured something out.

 

[bararaboi]

Do you know any Islamic scholars that you can talk to about this?

Taha Abdulbasser, Muslim chaplain at Harvard. He has advised my Muslim friends trying to go into finance and investment banking.

EDIT: Thought ZedsDed was asking for himself/herself.

 

[ZedsDed]

Well, callous douchebags might want to avoid med school because of all the diversity goals that get put into mission statements.

Jeez, learn to take a joke.

 

[Turkishking]

I'm Muslim, and I don't care about incurring debt.. Beats me. I'm the president of the MSA too. 🤣🤣🤣

 

[aishapremed]

Taha Abdulbasser, Muslim chaplain at Harvard. He's advised my Muslim friends trying to go into finance and investment banking.

thanks, I have heard of him

 

[deleted407021]

Lol. I'm pretty sure this isn't a troll post.

Some Muslims believe it is haram to take out a loan that charges interest (and the same holds true for charging someone interest on a loan).

That's kind of a dumb belief, given the system we're all working in.

 

[JewishPrincess2]

That's kind of a dumb belief, given the system we're all working in.

Wow, way to degrade muslims man.

 

[Turkishking]

I found about all these hadiths.. I never knew about
Tip: Haram to be in debt.

 

[ZedsDed]

I swear, some people get off on being offended.

 

[bararaboi]

That's kind of a dumb belief, given the system we're all working in.

To each, their own.

 

[JewishPrincess2]

I swear, some people get off on being offended.

Excuse us for encouraging a culture of openness and tolerance.

 

[ZedsDed]

Excuse us for encouraging a culture of openness and tolerance.

"...for everything except ideas that differ from our own."

 

[Turkishking]

Excuse us for encouraging a culture of openness and tolerance.

 

[aishapremed]

thanks for all of your opinions

 

[ZedsDed]

thanks for all of your opinions

Maybe this will help.

 

[aishapremed]

Maybe this will help.

thank you

 

[deleted407021]

Wow, way to degrade muslims man.

Disagreeing with a belief and thinking it's silly = degrading the culture that holds that belief?

Such a mindset could find almost anything degrading 🙄

 

[DoctorSynthesis]

Not Muslim but from my understanding, observant Muslims are not allowed to incur interest. Neither as borrower nor as a lender. Muslims join together to form lending societies and don't explicitly pay interest to a lender. I think that's what this person is alluding too, though his/her questions are none too clear.

My religion prohibits me from paying taxes. If you don't agree your infringing on my religious rights!

Wait we already kind of do this...

 

[medic86]

That's kind of a dumb belief, given the system we're all working in.

Yep. Doesn't really work all that well in these modern times.

To be fair, though: it's a pretty old belief.

 

[deleted407021]

I will say that -- despite my opinion of the belief system -- the immediate cries of "troll" with this thread might be emblematic of the societal tensions Muslims face these days. Unfortunate.

 

[Lawpy]

What is a Muslim loan? Care to educate me?

Well, observant Muslims would want to avoid federal loans because of all the pork that gets put into federal legislation.

 

[WingedOx]

Yep. Doesn't really work all that well in these modern times.

To be fair, though: it's a pretty old belief.

Pre-Constantine Christians had the same practice. Of course they were also rather small and cultish back then.

 

[philosonista]

I took a survey course about Islam this semester, and if there is one thing I am sure about after finishing it, it's that Muslims interpret their religion into widely views. Perhaps consider another interpretation that permits loans? In the broader scheme, I would imagine Islam would not only allow but encourage you to pursue medicine, and the technicalities of taking out loans is far overshadowed by that.

 

[YourFutureBoss]

That's kind of a dumb belief, given the system we're all working in.

You. Monster.

 

[ZedsDed]

I took a survey course about Islam this semester, and if there is one thing I am sure about after finishing it, it's that Muslims interpret their religion into widely views. Perhaps consider another interpretation that permits loans? In the broader scheme, I would imagine Islam would not only allow but encourage you to pursue medicine, and the technicalities of taking out loans is far overshadowed by that.

If I remember correctly incurring this kind of debt is generally considered a very, very serious sin.

 

[Dr Tony T. Chopper]

You guys are making way too big of a deal out of this...

 

[ZedsDed]

You guys are making way too big of a deal out of this...

I mean, muslims take their beliefs seriously like anyone else. Who are we to tell them to get over it?

 

[ZedsDed]

You. Monster.

Your signature still cracks me up.

 

[Dr Tony T. Chopper]

I mean, muslims take their religion seriously like anyone else.

I'm not insinuating that Muslims take the Islamic faith too seriously, I'm referring to the attempts to kindle a political discussion in a thread of somebody just trying to get input on financial aid...