The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah Nationality A Muslim's nationality is his creed It is not his country, his ethnicity, his color, or his language For every believer in Allah the Exalted, who affirms His oneness Bears witness that there is no god but Allah And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah He therefore carries the nationality for which he loves And based upon which he allies and disavows “Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feedeth and is never fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the idolaters.” (6:14) The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah