Meanwhile, 'Ādil 'Afīfī, the leader of the salafī al-Asālah (Authenticity) Party, said that the presence of a Coptic vice president in the presidential team "divides the society on sectarian basis," adding salafists refuse this.

He added that if Article II of the constitution did not contain the phrase "the sharī'ah is the main source of legislation," it will be harām (religiously impermissible in Islam) and salafists would bring the people together at mosques to reject it on the grounds that it opposes the sharī'ah. [Author Not Mentioned, Rose al-Yūsuf, Aug. 5, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic