to me salafism is contrary to islam because it directly goes against the quran. when the quran mocks the people of jahiliya one of the arguments it uses is how they would say "we inherited this from our ancestors" , then the quran goes on and urges them to use their brain and reflect. salafis are the same as those people of jahilya because when you try to argue with them, all they can respond with is the "salaf" said so, so it must be true. like how is that different from saying "our ancestors said so, so we believe it"? i am not saying to not listen to the salaf, but the brain is def needed to understand them and the religion.