Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments
The Ethics of an Orphan Image
A Note on Transliteration and Spelling

Introduction
1. The Roots of Salafism: Strands of an Unorthodox Past, 1926–1970
2. Conquering Custom in the Name of Tawhid: The Salafi Expansion of Worship
3. Praying in Shoes: How to Sideline a Practice of the Prophet
4. The Salafi Mystique: From Fitna to Gender Segregation
5. Leading With a Fist: The Genesis and Consolidation of a Salafi Beard
6. Between Pants and the Jallabiyya: The Adoption of Isbal and the Battle for Authenticity

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Aaron Rock-Singer is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin—Madison and author of Practicing Islam in Egypt: Print Media and Islamic Revival.