declaring those who ascribe a body to Allah, but not others, to be unbelievers.

The point here is that he presented and discussed the arguments of those who declared people who liken Allah to His creation to be unbelievers. He said: “As for declaring those who liken Allah to His creation to be unbelievers, our school’s adherents and the Muʿtazilah have declared them unbelievers on several grounds.” Further on, he said: “The fourth is that the Muslim community unanimously agrees that whoever likens Allah to His creation is an unbeliever. Now, such a person must either