and others, who went on to say that its intended sense is: He then ceased creating, and this was expressed by the word “rested.”

Another group maintained, however, that even the wording itself had been altered; this was the view of Abū Bakr al-Anbārī and those who followed him. They argued, “This is not the wording of the revealed Torah.”

As for the passages still found in the Torah that affirm the divine attributes, the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—did not repudiate any of them. On the contrary, whenever the Jewish scholars mentioned something of that nature in his presence, he would acknowledge it and confirm its truth. This is illustrated by the report recorded in both Ṣaḥīḥs from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd: a Jewish rabbi once came to the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and said, “O Muḥammad, on the Day of Resurrection Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will carry the heavens on a single finger….”