{"id":170985,"date":"2022-12-07T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=170985"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:39:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:39:52","slug":"nothing-will-stop-muhammad-weeldan-from-chasing-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=170985","title":{"rendered":"Nothing will stop Muhammad Weeldan from chasing dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Nurin Najmina Zaidi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOMBAK, 7 December 2022: Despite having a retinal detachment on his left eye since standard one, the graduate of AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS KIRKHS) managed to receive the Abdullah Ibnu Ummi Maktum Special Achievement Award (Academic) at the fourth session of the 38th IIUM Convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0153The challenges will always be there, so it is important to manage our stress,\u009d Muhammad Weeldan bin Md Fauzi said in an interview with IIUMToday as he described his journey as a disabled student at IIUM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-06-at-02.25.41.jpeg?fit=790%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-06-at-02.25.41.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-06-at-02.25.41-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-06-at-02.25.41-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-06-at-02.25.41-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He admitted that the pandemic was one of the hardest challenges that he had to endure because facing the computer during online classes for too long made him dizzy due to his disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0153It is important to focus in class and face-to-face classes help me a lot since I can understand more and ask my lecturers directly, so if there wasnt any pandemic, learning would have been easier,\u009d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, that did not stop him from studying as his friends, his parents, and his faith in Allah was what kept him moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weeldan advised choosing friends who can help each other as he mentioned friends are important, especially when deciding the future because having good friends can determine a good future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further mentioned that his parents have helped him overcome challenges and have been always supportive and believed in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0153They helped me a lot financially and emotionally through advice which motivated me to study and make them proud,\u009d Weeldan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing his last advice, he wanted others to believe in the <em>rizq<\/em> that Allah can give, adding that, \u0153Whatever Allah has decided, we just have to follow.&#8221;***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nurin Najmina Zaidi GOMBAK, 7 December 2022: Despite having a retinal detachment on his left eye since standard one, the graduate of AbdulHamid AbuSulayman&hellip; 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