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"Indeed the best speech is the speech of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad SAW. And the worst of matters are those innovated by the people, and every innovated matter is a bid’ah and every bid’ah is astray, and every going astray is in the fire"

Islam is the Religion of all the Prophets, from Adam to Muhammad. A Muslim is anyone who embraces this Religion and acts upon it. Muslims worship none except the one true God (Arabic, Al-Ilah), and He is Allah. Muslims shun all forms of polytheism, and they follow the teachings of final Messenger (Shallallahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam) sent to mankind. This is the basis of Salafism.

The Sunnah is the Path of the Prophet (Shallallahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam) and his Companions. Whoever follows this path exactly is referred to as a Sunni and he is from Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah. Sometimes the term Sunni is used more generally to refer to anyone who is not from the Shi’ite sect. However merely being a non-Shi’ite is not sufficient to save a person from falling into deviation.

As-Salaf As-Salih (“The Pious Predecessors”) are the Companions of Muhammad (Shallallahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam) and the three generations that came after them. They are also called Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah, the Salaf, As-habul-Hadeeth and Ahlul-Hadeeth. Whoever accepts them and follows their path precisely in belief, methodology and religion is upon true guidance.

Salafism (or Salafiyyah) is the true Path in following Islam and the Sunnah. A Salafi is one who follows the path of the Salaf As-Salih exactly without alteration.

The terms Salafi, Sunni, Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah, As-habul-Hadeeth and Ahlul-Hadeeth are interchangeable. All these titles refer to the same body of people who all follow the same path. However, not everyone who uses these titles is a true adherent of what they represent. In fact, the majority of people who ascribe themselves to these labels have beliefs and methodologies in opposition to the path of the Salaf As-Salih.