things in which they resemble the Mu‘tazilah. As for the Christians, polytheism and ignorance predominate among them. They engage in worship and show mercy, but with misguidance and polytheism. This is how Allah describes them in the Quran. Thus, among the devotees of the Jahmiyyah, including the Ittihādiyyah and others, one finds a strong resemblance to them. I have even seen some of these Ittihādiyyah take the statements of the Nestorian Christians and weigh them against their own. Indeed, there are even Christians who