Pedoman
Nahdlatul Ulama berpedoman kepada Al-Qur’an, As-Sunnah, Al-Ijma’ dan Al-Qiyas.
Aqidah
Nahdlatul Ulama beraqidah Islam menurut faham Ahlussunnah wal Jama’ah; dalam bidang aqidah mengikuti madzhab Imam Abu Hasan Al-Asy’ari dan Imam Abu Mansur Al-Maturidi; dalam fiqih mengikuti salah satu dari madzhab empat (Hanafi, Maliki Syafi’i dan Hanbali); dan dalam bidang tasawuf mengikuti madzhab Imam Al-Junaidi Al-Bagdadi dan Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali.
Asas
Dalam Kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara di Indonesia Nahdlatul Ulama berasas kepada Pancasila dan Undang-Undang Dasar 1945.
Guidelines
Nahdlatul Ulama is guided by the Qur’an, As-Sunnah, Al-Ijma ‘and Al-Qiyas.
Aqidah
Nahdlatul Ulama has Islamic beliefs according to the ideology of Ahlussunnah wal Jama’ah; in the field of aqidah follow the schools of Imam Abu Hasan Al-Asy’ari and Imam Abu Mansur Al-Maturidi; in fiqh following one of the four schools of thought (Hanafi, Maliki Syafi’i and Hanbali); and in the field of Sufism following the schools of Imam Al-Junaidi Al-Bagdadi and Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali.
Principle
In the life of the nation and state in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama is based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.