One may ask why we have chosen to look at the Murji'a and not one of the other, better known, heretical sects. Although several answers can be given to this question, what first comes to mind is that the presentation of, say the Khawarij or Shî'a, is by and large a clear-cut issue for their opponents. Thus, for a Sunnî scholar to present Shî'î ideas- or vice versa - is a pretty straightforward affair in that they are definitely heretical - or even infidel for some. Same thing goes for other sects. The li