How student loans are forcing Muslims into a religious dilemma over university

How student loans are forcing Muslims into a religious dilemma over university

University students in 2026 face what many would see as a perfect storm: the highest student debt burdens in UK history, a stuttering economy and a new 40-year Plan 5 loan system that guarantees decades of salary deductions. But on top of these financial challenges, one group faces a religious dilemma too. Islam prohibits paying or receiving interest (riba), with the Quran describing the act as declaring “war on God”, due to the view that money …