Most High:

“And your Lord comes, and the angels, rank upon rank.” (al-Fajr: 22)

And he asserted that the Quran is Allah’s speech, brought into being but uncreated.”

He said: “Abū Mu‘ādh al-Tūmanī agreed with Zuhayr on most of his views but disagreed with him concerning the Quran. He asserted that Allah’s speech is an occurrence, neither brought into being nor created, and that it subsists in Allah, not in a place. He held the same view concerning His love and will.”

Zuhayr said that Allah’s speech is an occurrence, not something brought into being; an act, not the product of an act. He refused to describe it as an act of creation, saying that it is neither an act of creation nor a created thing, and that it subsists in Allah. It is impossible for Allah to speak with speech that subsists in another, just as it is impossible for Him to move with a motion that subsists in another. Likewise, he said that Allah’s will, love, and hatred all subsist in Allah.

Al-Ash‘arī said: “I have been informed that one of those versed in jurisprudence used to say that Allah has always been speaking, referring thereby to His capacity for speech. He also said that Allah’s speech is brought into being but uncreated.”

He said: “This is the position of Dāwūd al-Asbahānī.”

He said: “All those who maintain that the Quran is uncreated, such as ‘Abd Allāh ibn Kullāb,