And recognizing that He is free of these imperfections comes close to self-evident knowledge.

For Scripture explicitly denies of Him, glorified and exalted be He, those imperfections whose absence is close to being self-evident. As for matters far removed from primary, self-evident truths, it merely draws attention to them by indicating that only a few people know them, as it says in several verses of the Noble Book:

‘But most people do not know.’
[al-Rūm: 30]

Examples include His words:

‘The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind.’
[Ghāfir: 57]

And His words:

‘The natural disposition with which Allah has created mankind—there is no changing Allah’s creation. That is the upright religion, but most people do not know.’
[al-Rūm: 30]”

He said:

“If it is asked, ‘What is the evidence that He is free of these imperfections—meaning the scriptural evidence?’ we reply: The evidence for this lies in the evident fact that