Sālim al-Jawālīqī. They claim that their Lord has a human form, but deny that He is flesh and blood. They say that He is a brilliant light, sparkling with radiance, and that He has five senses like those of a human being, with a hand, a foot, a nose, an ear, an eye, and a mouth. He hears with something other than that with which He sees; likewise, according to them, all His other senses are distinct from one another.

He said: Abū ‘Īsā al-Warrāq related that Hishām ibn Sālim used to claim that his Lord, exalted and holy is He, has a head of black hair, and that this is black light.

The fifth sect claim that the Lord of the worlds is pure radiance and sheer light, like a lamp that presents the same appearance from whichever direction you approach it. He has neither form nor organs, nor any differentiation among His parts. They denied that He has a human form or the form of any animal.