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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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The sources for both Shari'ah-based governance and secular governance.

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For governance to be considered Shari'ah-based,

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its sources and foundations must be derived exclusively from the sources of Islamic legislation itself.

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The primary source is the revealed text of the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

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Then, the consensus of the scholars of the Ummah.

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Then, ijtihad, which encompasses analogy (qiyas) and considerations of public interest (masalih mursala).

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As for contemporary secular governance,

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its primary source is human thought,

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which is inseparable from ignorance, injustice, and caprice.

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It is fundamentally based on the separation of religion from the state and the lives of the people.

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Thus, Shari'ah-based governance is a religious obligation,

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whereas contemporary governance is a man-made imposition.

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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.