 My name is Rabia Karani, and I am currently a 3rd year medical student at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. I am originally from Houston, Texas, and looking to see where life takes me next. I firmly believe in prioritizing faith, family, and friends, no matter how hard I am working at the time. I am planning on applying into ophthalmology residency because I love the variety the field has to offer, and also because ophthalmology offers a great work-life balance. I am someone who is very family-oriented, and ophthalmology would allow me to focus on family as well. I am flexible in terms of distance in finding a partner and in terms of moving somewhere that my partner and I both feel would be best for us. I am very close to my family and friends, and I have played a large part in raising my siblings with my parents. I am someone who likes to plan ahead, but can also roll with life’s ups and downs. I find that having a sense of humor is one of the best ways to get through the curveballs that life will throw at you, and overall, I am someone who sees the glass as half full. 
 
In terms of religion and values, I am fairly traditional: I do not drink or smoke or go to any events that I feel would compromise my religion or values. I also strongly value educational and professional achievement. I am a moderate Muslim: I pray 5 times a day, fast during Ramadan, and I am always seeking to learn more about Islam. My primary reason for going into medicine is so that I can give back to others, and seeing Allah’s hand in the miracles you witness in the hospital has allowed me to feel more engaged with Islam.
 
I am looking for someone who can complement my personality traits, but also someone with whom I can grow, and from whom I can learn. My ideal partner would be someone who is generous and caring towards others, someone who even with being successful values a good work-life balance and is family-oriented, someone who is flexible and willing to work with me in building a life together, and finally, someone who likes to go on adventures and can make me laugh. I am ideally looking for a fellow physician because as a spouse, I would want to be able to understand and relate to my partner’s work lifestyle.
 
My ideal partner is someone who also holds a mix of traditional and modern values. In terms of religion, my ideal partner is not someone who is necessarily a perfect Muslim in the objective sense, but someone who is spiritually engaged and has a firm belief in faith, and most of all, is willing to grow with me in Deen and in life. InshaAllah, I hope to find the person that I can share my life with.