and the heavens.

Eighth: Their assertion, “Nothing that possesses attributes exists except a body,” is inadmissible. In reality we observe many things that can indeed be described yet are not bodies. People say, for example, “a long night,” “a short day,” “severe cold,” “gentle heat,” and the like—none of which are bodies.

Moreover, applying the term “body” to Allah, whether in affirmation or in negation, is an innovated tactic by which the people of nullification attempt to deny the very attributes Allah has affirmed for Himself.

Ninth: Their claim that “all bodies are alike” is manifestly false, for the variation among bodies is self-evident and cannot be denied. The shaykh—the author—said: There is no doubt that their assertion that bodies are identical is a baseless claim. ⦗1⦘