I neglected in regard to Allah” (al-Zumar 56)—these are instances of metaphor, figurative expression, and latitude in language. No two eloquent Arabs would disagree about this, nor would anyone acquainted with their language find it ambiguous, as those other examples would be under such an interpretation. Just as there is no doubt that these expressions are metaphorical and figurative, there is likewise no doubt that those others are not metaphorical and that nothing other than their apparent meanings is intended.

Now suppose that all these expressions are metaphorical: where, then, is monotheism? And where is the wording that explicitly conveys the pure monotheism demanded by the true nature of this upright religion, whose greatness all the sages of the world acknowledge?

He also stated in the course of his discussion that the revealed law conveyed through our Prophet