and the existence of the indivisible atom was denied by leading theologians no less eminent than those who affirmed it. Indeed, there were more leading authorities among the former than among the latter. Those who denied it included Husayn al-Najjār and his followers, such as Abū ʿĪsā Barghūth and others like him, and Dirār ibn ʿAmr and his followers, such as Hafs