the Bakriyyah, the common people and the people of hadith, and the Kullābiyyah, the followers of ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sa‘īd ibn Kullāb al-Qattān.”

He then discussed the various groups of the Shī‘ah, followed by those of the Khawārij. When he had finished, he said:

“End of the section on the views of the Khawārij; beginning of the section on the views of the Murji’ah.”

He listed them as twelve sects. After finishing his account of them, he said:

“This is an exposition of the Mu‘tazilah’s position on divine oneness and other matters.”

He presented the views of the Mu‘tazilah, saying in the course of this:

“This is an exposition of people’s differences over corporealism.”

Then he said:

“An account of the Jahmiyyah’s position.”