Tuition fees

[Asiyah3]

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Our family's financial state has gone worse. Till now my parents paid my tuition fees, but unfortunately I'm not able to pay the tuition fees for future study years.

I can take a loan, but it's with riba, so I can't take it...

Any suggestions?

[Ameer Hamza]

Serious very serious !!!!
Is there any Islamic Bank in ur Area????

[GuestFellow]

You have no choice but to take the loan if you want to continue to study. It is very difficult to avoid riba. It affects everything.

[Banu_Hashim]

Do you live in the US or UK?

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[syilla]

Salams ukhti,

Try to lists down all the islamic loans or scholarship you can get. Make a few lists so that you can have other options.
Please try your best.

Take care :)

[esperanza]

i thionk its virtuyally impoossible to study in the uk with out some kind of loan,,
we are funding my son who is studying in britain ,,,and its very hard as the cost of fees and cost of livingis so high,,
unfirtunately i have run up bills on my credit cards beause of him which all carry interest
and by the end of this year,, he may have to take a student loan
iwish there is some alternative but at the present icant find one
its a real dilemma

[syilla]

^^^ aren't they any muslim organisation can help you these?

[Salahudeen]

You know I find it saddening that there's so many rich Muslims' and they haven't set up some kind of system for the Muslims to take them away from Riba when it comes to education or buying a house. It makes me angry.

^^^ aren't they any muslim organisation can help you these?

From what I know, wealthy Muslim men don't like to set up organisations to help Muslims' for the most part, instead they like to buy football clubs like Manchester City, and buy expensive football players, or pay famous singers like Alicia keys or Beyonce for a private performance.

[syilla]

^^^maybe you can try to ask masjid or the universities on these. who knows you will be like a girl who raise fund just by recycling old tins. and be famous

i think you can try these too

http://www.wix.com/web_eab/met

http://www.theredirectory.org.uk/org.php?n169

[GodIsAll]

I never took out a loan and my parents wouldn't help with tuition.

I had various jobs (sometimes 3 at a time). I lived very poor. Food was a teasured commodity. Sometimes, I couldn't afford to take a full load of courses. I'd just pay for as many classes as I could.

Often, I'd be in class from 7:30 am-3:00 pm, then I'd work in a warehouse from 4 pm-1 am. It was hard. I did all my undergraduate work in biochemistry. It took me 5 1/2 years, but when you WANT something and God is leading you down that path, you'll find you can do it all with love in your heart.

Surrender, and the Infinite will pull you along like a river's current.

I know I am a better person for having done it...and having done it the hard way,

[Beardo]

I never took out a loan and my parents wouldn't help with tuition.

I had various jobs (sometimes 3 at a time). I lived very poor. Food was a teasured commodity. Sometimes, I couldn't afford to take a full load of courses. I'd just pay for as many classes as I could.

Often, I'd be in class from 7:30 am-3:00 pm, then I'd work in a warehouse from 4 pm-1 am. It was hard. I did all my undergraduate work in biochemistry. It took me 5 1/2 years, but when you WANT something and God is leading you down that path, you'll find you can do it all with love in your heart.

Surrender, and the Infinite will pull you along like a river's current.

I know I am a better person for having done it...and having done it the hard way,

I have a lot of respect for you. I'm sure you value everything more after that.

[GodIsAll]

No question about it, Beardo. I am not a wealthy man, but I feel as if I am.

It gave me incredible confidence in all I do. It allowed me to surrender to God's will and recognize his immense strength (always sharing just enough of it to get me through).

That was 20 years ago, but it still has made me a big part of who/what I am today.

True story: I survived for 8 days eating popcorn and vitamins. I knew I was famished when I saw a cat run down this alley behind where I was staying and my stomach growled. I lost 77 pounds during college. (Found most of it back since, unfortunately)

In short, Asiya3: God/Allah has you in his sights, but The Infinite also gave you opposable thumbs and a large frontal lobe. Use them both and you'll find a way.

Positive thoughts and intentions for you!