Sharia is not a book of statutes or judicial precedentimposed by a government, and it’s not a set of regulationsadjudicated in court. Rather, it is a body of Koran-basedguidance that points Muslims toward living an Islamic life. Itdoesn’t come from the state, and it doesn’t even come in onebook or a single collection of rules. Sharia is divine andphilosophical.

“”-Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Senior Scholar at SHARIAsource, “Five Myths

about Sharia,” Washington Post, June 24, 2016.

We use real cases to show howU.S. Courts consider Islamic law. Likeany other legal framework, Islamic law defines and dignifies the institutions

people hold dear, including marriage and finance. What do Americanjudges do when adjudicating a case in which at least one party primarily

understands these institutions and their protections through Islamic law?

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advisors, scholars, and editors dedicated to providing content and contexton Islamic law in a collective mission to organize the world’s information on Islamic

law in a way that is accessible and useful.