153 al-Qutb, Sharh al-Nil., X, 325; Sharh al-Aqidah., 115; Abdullah b. Yahya al-Baruni, Sullam al-ammah., 12.

154 Motylinski, "L'Aqida des Abadhites," (Recueil de memoires et de textes public en honneur du XIVe Congres des Orientalistes., Algiers, 1905, 505-545; Rubinacci, R., "La professione di fede di al-Gannawuni," A.I.O.N., N.S., 14, (1964), 553-595.

155 The term "names" here refers to the names of the different groups of people with regard to their attitude, whether they are Muslims, Hypocrites, or Polytheists, etc., and not to the "Names" of God.

156 Qur'an., VI, 103. Arberry's translation.

157 Qur'an., XLIX, 9. Rodwell's translation.

158 Qur'an., X, 44. Arberry's translation.

159 The Arabic word is al-ibad, which means also people in general, regardless of whether they believe or disbelieve in God.

160 This term, "infidel-ingrate" is suggested by my supervisor Professor Serjeant for the Arabic term (kafir kufr ni'mah) which is used in Ibadhī writings for the Muslims who commit major sin.

161 Shammakhi, op. cit., 104-105.

162 Loc. cit.

163 Shammakhi, op. cit., 104-105.

164 Abu Zakariya, Siyar., 16a; Darjini, Tabaqat., 53.

165 Ibid., 53; Abu Zakariya, op. cit., 16b.

166 ibid., 16a; Darjini, op. cit., 53

167 Abu Amr al-Sufi, Firaq., 53.

168 Loc. cit.

169 Abu Zakariya, op. cit., 16a.

170 al-Qutb, Risalah shafiyah., 52.

171 Shammakhi, Siyar., 280; Sufi, Firaq., 53.

172 al-Mas'udi, Muruj al-Dhahab., II, 137; Ibn Hazm, Milal., II, 112.

173 Ibn al-Nadim, Fihrist., 258; Ibn Sallam, Bad'u l-Islam., 13.

174 The Ms. of this book is in the possession of Aiyad al-Azzabi of Zwarah, Libya. He was kind enough to lend me the Ms. for consultation for this study.

175 Warjalani, Dalil., 66a; Sufi, Firaq., Ms. 2-3.

176 Sufi, op. cit., 2.

177 Ibid., 3.

178 Abu Zakariya, op. cit., 15a; Darjini, op. cit., 50.

179 Ibid., 53-55; Abu Zakariya, op. cit., 16a-17a.