He created him?”

Al-Khallāl said: Abū Bakr al-Marwadhī also informed us: I heard Abū ‘Abd Allāh being asked, “What was held against Bishr ibn al-Sarī, and what happened to him in Mecca?”

He replied, “He said something characteristic of the Jahmīs, saying, ‘Some people find—’”

He was asked, “A resemblance?” He nodded yes, then said, “Mu’ammal stood up to him until he sat down. Then Ibn