The Straight Path: How Surah al-Fatiha Addresses Modern Ideologies

The Straight Path: How Surah al-Fatiha Addresses Modern Ideologies

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. “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] 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.