He said:

“As for Abū Muʿādh al-Tūmanī, he agrees with Zuhayr on most of his positions but disagrees with him concerning the Quran. He maintains that Allah’s speech is an occurrence, neither brought into being nor created, and that it subsists in Allah, not in a place. He holds the same position concerning His will and love.”

He also said, in the chapter on people’s disagreement concerning the Creator—whether He is in one place rather than another, in no place, or everywhere; whether the bearers carry Him or the Throne carries Him; and whether they are eight angels or eight classes of angels:

“They differed, holding seventeen positions. We have already mentioned the position of those who refrained from