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.

"It's rare to find a book that makes you pause, that makes
you rethink how you see the world. The Straight Path by Dr Nazir Khan is one of
those rare works. The seven verses of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah are not only spiritually
potent but intellectually surgical; each verse, in divine sequence, addresses a
core modern ideology that has shaped (and distorted) the contemporary human
mind. Rather than force the reader into shallow parallels between scripture and
society, the author walks you through the Fātiḥah as though through a garden,
letting the verses speak for themselves while gently pointing to how each
divine truth uproots a false one. This is not just a book for students of
theology; it's for anyone who has ever felt the tension between modern life and
timeless truth. More than a book, The Straight Path is a lens -- through which
both the Qur'an and the world come into clearer view."

- Dr. Osman Latiff [Senior
Researcher, Sapience Institute]

Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd

Pub date: 2025-09-09

Length: 228 pages