المعنى الاصطلاحي :

A Mutazilite sect named after a man called Ahmad ibn Haayit.

الشرح المختصر :

"Al-Haayitiyyah" (A deviant sect) is a Mutazilite sect that follows Ahmad ibn Haayit al-Qadari. He was a companion of an-Nazhzhaam al-Mu`tazili. Key beliefs of "haayitiyyah" sect: 1. Their claim that the creation has two lords and creators: one being per-existent and that is Allah, and the other one is created and this is `Isa (Jesus) son of Mary. 2. They claim that Jesus, peace be upon him, became a body after having only been a mind, and that he will hold people accountable on the Day of Judgment, and that he created Adam, peace be upon him. 3. They believe in transmigration of the souls. 4. They claim that every species of animals is independent community from which they have a messenger. 5. They interpret the texts talking about seeing Allah as seeing the first mind, which was the first creature; however, Allah the Bestower of mind will not be seen.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :

"Al-Haayitiyyah": something named after "Haayit", a sect followed a man called Ahmad ibn Haayit.