—from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

They then hold fast to the Book and the Sunnah, as Allah says:

“If you dispute about anything, refer it back to Allah and the Messenger” (1).

They regard it as obligatory to follow those who have gone before from the Imams of the religion, and not to introduce into their faith anything for which Allah has granted no permission.

They affirm that Allah, exalted is He, will come on the Day of Resurrection, just as He has said:

“And your Lord will come, and the angels, rank upon rank” (2);

and that Allah draws near to His creation however He wills, as He said (3):

“We are nearer to him than his jugular vein” (4).

They maintain that the ‘Id prayer, the Friday prayer, and the regular congregational prayer are to be performed behind every imam, whether righteous or sinful. They affirm wiping over leather socks as a sunnah, holding it (5) to be valid for both residents and travellers.

They uphold the obligation of jihad against the polytheists from the time Allah (6) sent His Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—until the last contingent that will fight the Antichrist, and even thereafter.

They consider it proper to pray for the rectitude of the Muslim rulers and not to revolt against them.