I was Inspired by my grandfather, says 8 A-level boy
An 18-year old Muslim boy from north-east England has passed no less than
eight A-levels, including six A grades in Mathematics, Further Mathematics,
Physics, History, Critical Thinking, and Urdu and two B’s in Arabic and
Religious Studies.
Ibrahim Khan, who has also memorised the Qur’an, said he was inspired by his
grandfather, a historian who recently passed away, and encouraged by his
parents to study from an early age dueto the importance Islam puts on
gaining knowledge.
“Caring for my bedridden grandfather, and seeing the patience with which he
put up with the intense pain, showed me that there were much harder things
in life than exams,†Khan told The Muslim News, who attended the Macmillan
Academy in Middlesbrough.
He is now taking a gap year after securing an offer to study Philosophy
Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, Oxford University. During his
time out, he is to get the first book of his WW3 trilogy published, do
investigative journalism across the Middle East and Indian subcontinent,
learn three languages, and start a business.
Ibrahim said that he was “very pleased†with his results although “slightly
disappointed with the B in Arabic†being one of three subjects, along with
Urdu and Religious Studious, which were self-taught. “I merely did my best,
then I left the rest up to God to decide.â€
Coming from the north-east, of Pakistani origin and being a Muslim, he
believed were statistically three of the worst performing groups in
education that he had to overcome. “I think my success shows that if you
keep your aspirations high, you can achieve anything, whatever your
background,†he said.
Until recently, Ibrahim was also a member of the ‘Young Muslims Advisory
Group’, who advise government ministers on tackling violent extremism. He
also regularly plays cricket for his local club, having also played at
county level.
Despite his performance, he remained critical of the education system,
saying that he studied physics fulltime for two years, and religious studies
for roughly only ten hours, “yet I have an A in both which will be treated
the same by universities.†Most modern teaching techniques “merely disguise
the fundamental learning process of memorisation, which is no longer
encouraged per se.â€
Ibrahim said that the difficulty of A levels needed to be standardised,
while the new grade was a “ridiculous idea†instead of making exams harder.
“So many people are getting top grades these days that it is hard to stand
out. The quality of A levels has gone down, so I decided to stand out with
the quantity.â€
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