Balancing faith and career goals can be challenging, but you’re not alone! Our speakers will share insights, address misconceptions, and offer best practices for students and fresh grads.

Time Stamps:

00:21 Intro of event

01:06 What is IAS

03:28 Ustazah Norsuria's intro

03:55 Ustaz Suffiyan’s intro

04:50 Intro to Panel

Sharing 1: Background & Personal Experiences as a Student/Fresh Grad

06:00 Ustaz Suffiyan’s intro

08:46 Ustazah Norsuria’s intro

12:00 Ustaz Suffiyan’s process to transition from secular to Islamic education

16:58 Ustazah Norsuria navigating workplace challenges as a spina bifida patient with physical challenges and the only Malay Muslim wearing the hijab

Sharing 2: Dealing with Uncertainty and Managing Expectations through Faith

21:00 Ustaz Suffiyan’s challenges in his new academic journey at the Islamic University of Madinah

32:29 Ustazah Norsuria’s challenges working in a secular space with colleagues who were not understanding of your faith

Sharing 3: Why being in a secular society is not detrimental to practicing our faith

40:35 Ustaz Suffiyan’s shares how compatible practicing Islam in a secular society like Singapore is

47:00 Ustazah Norsuria’s shares how she juggles between personal life, faith, and work

Sharing 4: How do we practice good habits and sunnah as a student?

51:15 Ustaz Suffiyan’s tips on navigating life after university while holding on to Islamic principles

58:05 Ustazah Norsuria’s shares more good habits we can practice

01:01:25 Ustaz Suffiyan shares how we can balance taking breaks and continuing with our responsibilities (without losing focus)

01:08:00 Q&A

01:08:55 “How do you strive for success in your career without feeling guilty about chasing the worldly life?”

01:11:21 “How do you manage when you feel like you are not a good enough Muslim (compared to those around you)? And vice versa when you’re religious but your friends aren’t?”

01:16:59 “The profession that I’m in helps to give back to the community, however, it also affects me mentally due to the background of the people I help. How do I overcome this?”

01:24:55 Recitation of Dua to surrender everything to Allah (Surah Ghafir 40:44)

01:25:28 Recitation of Dua Istikhara

01:28:55 “Working in a company that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights and we have events to promote inclusivity and whatnot. Being a Muslim, how do I overcome this?”

01:33:00 Ustazah Norsuria’s one major takeaway from today’s sharing

01:35:20 Ustaz Suffiyyan’s one major takeaway from today’s sharing (recitation of Surah Al Fajr 89:15-16)

01:40:00 Closing