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Al-Rāzī said: “The third premise: Those who maintain that Allah, Exalted is He, is a body differ among themselves. Some say that He has a human form. Those within the Muslim community who liken Allah to creation are reported to say that He has the form of a young man, while their Jewish counterparts say that He has the form of an old man. These people do not consider it possible for Allah, Exalted is He, to move from place to place, depart, or come. As for the more rigorous among those who liken Allah to creation, they are reported to say that He has the form of one of the lights.”

He said: “Abū Ma‘shar the astrologer mentioned that what prompted people