Medical or Computer Science?

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Go for medical, unless you love doing programming, I wouldn't do computer science, I have friends on that course and they go it's programming galore, every week they have to write programmes in various programming languages like C++, Java and VB. My friends wish they studied programming before they took the actual course cos they're finding it hard learning the language within the allotted time. I'm doing Computer networks and wish I did something medical related, I would have loved to have done dentistry. but at the young age of 18, you don't really know what you want to do, and you're forced into a decision. So just choose wisely, my advice is, choose whatever will make you happy and content, choose something that you love to read about, because a degree is all about reading, and if you don't love what you're reading it will be hard to learn it.

i suggest Medical. and about dawa...one my humble request..i see many youngester who want to work for dawa being inspired from Zakir Naik or some other. BUT i see most of time they forgot theirself while doing dawa...weak eman and low taqwa. eg last day there is student, i see masjid is just 1 min from Uni but he pray late in uni. he use to talk for hours on comparitive religion but i asked him and he dont know basic about salat and its importance.

Wa Alaykum Assalaam Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuh,

It truly is a wonderful ambition to become a da'ee of Islam, and to be a da'ee, you don't need to be in any particular organisation. Your work is for Allaah (swt) alone. If you limit yourself to simply wanting to become an important member of a particular organisation, then you must question your intention. And the importance of having the correct intention cannot be over-emphasised. Your purpose is to attain the pleasure of Allaah (swt) and that can be done in so many ways, even by teaching your own family and community.

Regarding the career choices, there are a number of things to consider. First of all, it is not necessarily true that just because someone is a doctor, people will listen more carefully to what they have to say about Islam. What is more important is their study and understanding of Islam. So you can have a person who spent decades studying Islam from respected scholars and yet have a simple profession, and someone who is a leading doctor and only studied for five years or so... which one would you trust more with regards to Islamic knowledge? There are many examples of Islamic scholars who had such humble professions yet were widely respected for their deep knowledge and understanding of Islam and their sincerity, piety etc. So do not choose a medical career on this basis alone.

Medical courses are typically long and require a high level of commitment, so you must choose it out of certainty that you want to be a doctor. Try to get some work experience to understand what being a doctor truly involves, because it may not be what you imagine. Remember also that for a sister, you must think about work-life balance... some sisters find a conflict between the difficult work patterns of a doctor and married life, raising children etc. I don't know what this is like in Pakistan, but it's something to look into. There is also the issue of moving away from home and whether there is any mahram and so on...

So think about your long-term goals carefully and consider how your course will help you to achieve them, and as brother Salahudeen mentioned, which one you really feel content with. Above all, make plenty of du'aa, perform Istikharah and place your trust in Allaah (swt). May Allaah (swt) make your intentions pure and guide you to the best decision, Aameen. Forgive me if I said anything incorrect.

thankuuuu all!

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Ah if you want to benefit the Islamic Research Foundation, why not become a lecturer and do a PhD? Study traditional subjects like history, philosophy, political science, economics and so on....

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computer science would be a really good career for the future as a lot is being invested in computer technology however I have a friend who is doing it now at uni and it is hard! Unless you like maths or are willing to work at the maths I wouldn't advise it. Medical science good career but long and can be psychologically challenging depending on what area you want to go into. It takes a lot of commitment to be a doctor/nurse including time. Maybe you should think about a general science degree there are lots of research options at the end of a degree like it.