Question: What is the literal meaning of the Sharīʿa?

Answer: It means “way,” as in the way to God and salvation in Him

Question: Can we enforce Sharīʿa in non-Muslim countries?

Answer: No 

Question: What is the purpose of the Sharīʿa?

Answer: To help guide us to spiritual discipline and serve God 

Question: How is the Sharīʿa universal?

Answer: You don’t need to be in a Muslim majority country to pray or fast or feed the power or abstain from sin. This can be done anywhere. 

Question: According to the Sharīʿa, am I allowed to disobey civil laws?

Answer: As long as they don’t contradict the foundations of Islam, you are not allowed to disobey them.