an act of disobedience is performed, He is averse to it and does not love it.

He also reported their views concerning the statements that Allah is living, knowing, powerful, hearing, seeing, God, and so forth—views too lengthy to describe. Most of them entail attributing motion and change to Him, as in the case of His will.

Abū al-Hasan al-Ash‘arī described the Murji’ah’s doctrines concerning divine oneness as follows: Some of them adopted the Mu‘tazilah’s position concerning divine oneness, while others likened Allah to created beings. These latter comprise three sects.

The first sect, the followers of Muqātil ibn Sulaymān, said that Allah Most High is a body; that He has shoulder-length hair; that He has a human form; and that He is flesh, blood, hair, and bone. They said that He has limbs and bodily parts—a hand, a foot, a tongue, a head, and two eyes—and that He is solid, not hollow. Yet, despite all this, He resembles no other, nor does any other resemble Him.

The second sect’s position was stated by the followers of Dāwūd