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Section: A Discussion with the Christians over Applying the Term jawhar (“substance”) to Allah, exalted is He
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The spokesman narrating on their behalf said:
I asked, “Why do they object to our statement, ‘Allah—exalted be He—is a jawhar (substance)’?”
They answered, “We have heard that these people are known for their virtue, good manners, and knowledge. A person of such a description, who has studied some of the works of the philosophers and logicians—what right has he to reject this claim of ours, when it is not…"
[فَصْلٌ: مُنَاقَشَةُ النَّصَارَى فِي إِطْلَاقِ لَفْظِ الْجَوْهَرِ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى]
فَصْلٌ
قَالَ الْحَاكِي عَنْهُمْ:
فَقُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُنْكِرُونَ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلَنَا: إِنَّ اللَّهَ - تَعَالَى - جَوْهَرٌ قَالُوا إِنَّنَا نَسْمَعُ عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ أَنَّهُمْ ذَوُو فَضْلٍ وَأَدَبٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ، وَمَنْ هَذَا صُورَتُهُ، وَقَدْ قَرَأَ شَيْئًا مِنْ كُتُبِ الْفَلَاسِفَةِ وَالْمَنْطِقِ فَمَا حَقُّهُمْ يُنْكِرُونَ هَذَا عَلَيْنَا وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ