— “And Allah spoke to Moses directly.” (1)

He also said,

“And when Moses came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him.” (2)

And He said,

“Indeed, I have chosen you above all people—by My messages and by My words.” (3)

These are explicit statements of the Quran. As for their claim that Allah has never spoken and will never speak, what will they do with the hadith related by Sulayman al-Aʿmash, from Khaythama, from ʿAdi ibn Hatim al-Taʾi, who said that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—declared: “There is none among you except that Allah will speak to him, with no interpreter between him and Him.” (6)

Regarding their assertion that speech can issue only from an internal cavity, a mouth, lips, and a tongue—did not Allah say to the heavens and the earth, “Come, both of you, willingly or unwillingly,” and they replied, “We come willingly”? (7) Do you imagine that they answered with a cavity, lips, and a tongue? (8)

And Allah—exalted be His praise—said: “And We subjected the mountains, along with David, so that they glorified Us.” (9) Do you imagine that they glorified Him with a cavity, a mouth, lips, and a tongue? (10)

And when the very limbs testify against the disbeliever and they say (11): “Why did you bear witness against us