‘Allah’s plan is the best,’ says KOE graduate Nadhratul Naim, as she recovers from injuries

by, Shaheerah Dzaki

GOMBAK, 22 November 2024: “Sometimes, the plan you have in mind does not work out but Allah’s plan is the best plan,” advised Nadhratul Naim Sohpian as she was conferred her degree while she was in a wheelchair due to her injuries from a recent motocycle accident.

A round of applause filled the hall as Nadhratul received her scroll for her Bachelor of Communications Engineering (Honours) degree in the seventh session of the 40th IIUM Convocation Ceremony on 19 November, at IIUM Gombak. She was a student of the Kulliyyah of Engineering (KOE) at the IIUM.

In an exclusive interview with IIUMToday, she explained that she had an accident while she was riding a motorcycle on the way home a month before her convocation ceremony. Following that, she had to undergo surgeries for her right foot and left shoulder.

“Today, I feel excited that I have finally graduated but at the same time, I feel a bit sad that I could not attend the convocation ceremony properly,” stated the graduate.

When asked about her journey at the IIUM, she recalled that it was an overall fun experience. It is commonly known that the IIUM imbues spiritual knowledge throughout the whole learning journey of its students. Due to this, it managed to help Nadharatul to accept her fate during difficult times such as her injuries before the day of her graduation ceremony. 

“It is okay. This is what Allah has set for my fate,” she explained on having accepted her circumstances to graduate with injuries and in a wheelchair.***