Download or read book In the Shade of the Sunna written by Aaron Rock-Singer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- The roots of Salafism : strands of an unorthodox past, 1926-1970 -- Conquering custom in the name of Tawhid : the Salafi expansion of worship -- Praying in shoes : how to sideline a practice of the prophet -- The Salafi mystique : from fitna to gender segregation -- Leading with a fist : the genesis and consolidation of a Salafi beard -- Between pants and the jallabiyya : the adoption of Isbal and the battle for authenticity -- Conclusion.