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Demystifying Shariah : what it is, how it works, and why it's not taking over our country / Sumbul Ali-Karamali.

Ali-Karamali, Sumbul, 1964- (author.).

Summary:

"An explanation of shariah, the much-maligned Islamic religious law, including its development, its disruption, how it operates in the world both personally in the lives of Muslims and as law, and the misinformation campaign that has made it into a scare word"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807038000
ISBN: 0807038008
Physical Description: 1 volume ; cm
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part I: The Basics and Foundations of Shariah: 1. Shariah in a Nutshell -- 2. Muhammad and the Birth of Islam -- 3. The Qur'an: The Primary Source of Shariah -- 4. The Sunna: The Second Source of Shariah -- 5. Sunni, Shiʻa, and Others -- Part II: The Story of Shariah: 6. What Shariah Is and How It Works -- 7. Religious Minorities within the Shariah System -- 8. Shattering a Millennium and Disrupting a Civilization -- 9. Shariah in the Post-Colonial World -- 10. The Scary Stuff: Punishments -- 11. Shariah in Everyday Life -- 12. The Disinformation Campaign and Shariah in America -- Part III: Recognizing the Problem: 13. Islamophobia and Why We Have the Stereotypes -- 14. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index.