and he attributed this doctrine to the Sufis as a whole, making no distinction between one circle and another. It therefore became evident that the charge arose from his ignorance of the statements of their accomplished authorities. Among those to whom he ascribed the view—after first laying it at the door of the entire order—was the nephew of ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn Zayd. Yet Allah knows best what standing ʿAbd al-Wāḥid himself enjoys among the accomplished—so what, then, of his nephew?