hold that Allah—exalted and holy is He—resembles His creation in every respect, or not. The first possibility is false, for no rational person has held such a view, and they cannot unanimously declare someone who does not exist to be an unbeliever. Rather, one who likens Allah to His creation is someone who affirms for Him an attribute by which he likens Him to His creation. One who ascribes a body to Allah does precisely this, for when he affirms a body confined to a particular spatial location, it appears to him similar to created bodies. Thus, it is established that whoever ascribes a body to Allah likens Him to His creation, and everyone who likens Him to His creation is an unbeliever by consensus. Therefore, whoever ascribes a body to Allah is an unbeliever.”

He then said in response to this: “To his statement, ‘Whoever ascribes a body to Allah likens Him to His creation, and whoever likens Him to His creation is an unbeliever,’ we reply: If by someone who likens Allah to His creation you mean someone who maintains that Allah—exalted and holy is He—resembles His creation in every respect, then there is no doubt about