If someone says that the True One is in a direction, intending something existent and distinct from Him, then nothing existent is distinct from Him except His creatures. If He is distinct from His creatures, how could they contain Him?

But if by “direction” he means what is above the world, there is no doubt that Allah is above the world, and there is nothing there but Him alone. Above created things there is only their Creator; He is the Most High, the Highest.

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As for Ibn Sīnā’s statement:

“Either it is obligatory to ascertain these meanings and master the true doctrine concerning them, or one may turn away from them and neglect inquiry and reflection upon them. If inquiry into them is waived, and mistaken beliefs concerning them incur no blame, then most of the doctrine of these people addressed by this statement is needless effort and can be dispensed with. But if it is a binding obligation, then it must be something explicitly stated in the revealed law.”

All of this is an argument against his brethren who deny the divine attributes, for they are the ones addressed by this statement. As for those who affirm the attributes, they maintain that all of this is explicitly stated in the revealed law.

Likewise, his statement: “Nor is it an exposition that is obscure, misleading, or confined