I say: This line of argument has long been known as an argument of the Jahmiyyah, who deny the divine attributes. They claim that affirming the attributes contradicts monotheism, and claim to be the true monotheists. In their view, whoever affirms the attributes likens Allah to His creation and is not a monotheist; he affirms a plurality of eternal beings rather than only one eternal being. Thus, the Jahmiyyah among the philosophers and the Muʿtazilah