There is debate on his religious affinity: while
Theodor Nöldeke noted that Imru al-Qays ibn 'Amr was not a Christian Irfan Shahid argued for a possible Christian affiliation, noting that Imru al-Qays' Christianity may have been "orthodox, heretical or of the
Manichaean type". Furthermore, Shahid asserts that the
Namara inscription which mentions Imru al-Qays ibn Amr lacks Christian formulas and symbols. ==References==