and it is well known that the Torah is full of passages affirming the divine attributes. If those passages had been subject to alteration and distortion, reproving the People of the Book for them would have taken priority. On the contrary, whenever they recited such descriptions of Allah in his presence, he would smile—both marveling at them and confirming them. Never once did he censure them with the labels the negators hurl at those who affirm the attributes, such as calling them “corporealists” or “anthropomorphists” and the like. Rather, he condemned them for statements such as, “Allah’s hand is chained” (Qur’an 5:64) and their claim, “Allah is poor…"