Through scare tactics and deliberate misinformation campaigns, anti-Muslim propagandists insist wrongly that shariah is a draconian and oppressive Islamic law that all Muslims must abide by. Demystifying Shariah explains that shariah is not one set of punitive rules or even law the way we think of law--rigid and enforceable--but religious rules and recommendations that provide Muslims with guidance in various aspects of life. Sumbul Ali-Karamali explains shariah--its various meanings, how it developed, and how the shariah-based legal system operated for over a thousand years. She describes the key lies and misunderstandings about shariah circulating in our public discourse, and why so many of them are nonsensical.