The majority of rational people who understand this view say that its falsehood is evident through sense perception and reason, just as it constitutes unbelief by the unanimous agreement of the adherents of the religious faiths.

It is well known that whenever two people dispute this subject, one claims that the other has attributed a deficiency to Allah Most High, but his opponent does not concede this.

If he says, “You agreed with me that He is free from deficiencies and flaws,” the other replies:

“What I dispute with you is neither a deficiency nor a flaw in my view. What benefit, then, do you gain from my agreeing with you on an expression whose meaning I dispute?”

If he says, “Rather, we agreed that Allah is free from everything that is a deficiency in reality. This is a deficiency in reality, so Allah must be declared free from it,” the other replies:

“I agreed with you that He is free from everything that is a deficiency in reality. I did not agree that He is free from everything you establish to be a deficiency through evidence whose validity you claim.”

In short, the consensus was not expressed in terms known to encompass the disputed matter. What is known, however, is that whatever a person considers a deficiency, he declares Allah free from it. Regarding that whose affirmation they dispute, the one who affirms it says: “I did not agree with you on selecting this. But you say that this is a deficiency, so you must deny it just as you denied that other deficiency. I, however, say that this is not a deficiency; and as for that other matter which I denied, I denied it