Petition · past parliament
Introduce an ethical/permissible funding source for muslim students
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a new funding source/method that is ethical so that university students who are follow the faith of Islam can go to university without being charged interest on their repayments. Interest in islam is strictly forbidden.
There are 230,000 muslims students in the UK making up around 8-9% of the total population who have difficulties when it comes to university. This is because any loans that require repayment with interest added on are not permissible. This is because in Islam money has no intrinsic value – it's just a medium of exchange. That means Muslims have to work for money to attach its value.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.