Introduction

PART I: THE BASICS AND FOUNDATIONS OF SHARIAH

CHAPTER ONE
Shariah in a Nutshell

CHAPTER TWO
Muhammad and the Birth of Islam

CHAPTER THREE
The Qur’an: The Primary Source of Shariah

CHAPTER FOUR
The Sunna: The Second Source of Shariah

CHAPTER FIVE
Sunni, Shi‘a, and Others

PART II: THE STORY OF SHARIAH

CHAPTER SIX
What Shariah Is and How It Works

CHAPTER SEVEN
Religious Minorities within the Shariah System

CHAPTER EIGHT
Shattering a Millennium and Disrupting a Civilization

CHAPTER NINE
Shariah in Postcolonial Muslim-Majority Countries

CHAPTER TEN
The Scary Stuff: Punishments

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Shariah in Everyday Life

CHAPTER TWELVE
The Disinformation Campaign and Shariah in America

PART III: RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Islamophobia and Why We Have the Stereotypes

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I: THE BASICS AND FOUNDATIONS OF SHARIAH

CHAPTER ONE
Shariah in a Nutshell

CHAPTER TWO
Muhammad and the Birth of Islam

CHAPTER THREE
The Qur’an: The Primary Source of Shariah

CHAPTER FOUR
The Sunna: The Second Source of Shariah

CHAPTER FIVE
Sunni, Shi‘a, and Others

PART II: THE STORY OF SHARIAH

CHAPTER SIX
What Shariah Is and How It Works

CHAPTER SEVEN
Religious Minorities within the Shariah System

CHAPTER EIGHT
Shattering a Millennium and Disrupting a Civilization

CHAPTER NINE
Shariah in Postcolonial Muslim-Majority Countries

CHAPTER TEN
The Scary Stuff: Punishments

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Shariah in Everyday Life

CHAPTER TWELVE
The Disinformation Campaign and Shariah in America

PART III: RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Islamophobia and Why We Have the Stereotypes

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index