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by Nazir Khan (Author)
The Straight Path offers a bold perspective, showing how Surah al-Fatiha directly challenges the dominant ideologies of our time--ideologies that underpin the confusion, injustice, and even atrocities we see today. Nowhere is this failure more evident than in the genocide in Gaza, a grim example of the ethical collapse of secular modernity.
Author Biography
Dr. Nazir Khan MD FRCPC is a medical doctor, clinical
neuroscientist, Islamic theologian, and specialist in Qur'anic sciences. He is
an Asst. Professor at McMaster University and a doctoral candidate in Islamic
theology at the University of Nottingham. He memorized the whole Qur'an during
his youth, has certifications (ijāzāt) in all ten readings of the Qur'an
through both major and minor routes of transmission, and has also received
certifications in the six books of Hadith as well as numerous works of Islamic
theology. He has served as a volunteer Imam for many years. He is also a
consultant for the Manitoba Islamic Association Fiqh Committee. Following
medical school, he completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the
University of Manitoba and his fellowship in Neuroradiology at the University
of Calgary with dual-board certification. His expertise in both medical
sciences and Islamic theology uniquely positions him to address challenging contemporary
questions regarding faith, reason, and science. He is a Senior Fellow at Yaqeen
Institute and served as the founding President of Yaqeen Institute in Canada.
