He said:

Another indication that the revealed Law did not intend explicitly to deny this attribute before the general public is that, because the soul lacks this attribute—namely, corporeality—the Law did not explicitly explain to them what the soul is. Thus, it says in the Mighty Book:

“They ask you about the spirit. Say, ‘The spirit is of my Lord’s command, and you have been given but little knowledge.’”
[al-Isrā’: 85]

This is because it is difficult to establish for the general public a demonstration of the existence of a self-subsisting being that is not a body. Had the absence of this attribute been something the general public could grasp, Abraham, Allah’s intimate friend, would have needed no more than this in his argument with the disbeliever, when he said to him:

“My Lord is He who gives life and causes death.” He said, “I give life and cause death.”
[al-Baqarah: 258], to the end of the verse.

For it would have sufficed for him to say: “You are a body, whereas Allah Most High is not a body, because every body comes into being,” as the Ash'arīs maintain.

Likewise, Moses, peace be upon him, would have needed no more than this when disputing Pharaoh’s claim to divinity.

Likewise, in the case of the Dajjāl, the Chosen Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would have needed no more than this to show the believers the falsehood of his claim to lordship, by