and we profess that Allah Most High will be seen with the eyes on the Day of Resurrection, just as the moon is seen on the night when it is full. The believers will see Him, as reported from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. We say that when the believers see Him, the disbelievers will be veiled from Him, as Allah, mighty and majestic, says:

“No indeed! On that Day they will be veiled from their Lord.” {15} [al-Mutaffifīn 15]

And that Moses asked Allah, mighty and majestic, to see Him in this world, and that Allah Most High manifested Himself to the mountain and reduced it to rubble, thereby making known to Moses that he would not see Him in this world.

We hold that we should not declare anyone who faces the qiblah in prayer a disbeliever because of a sin he commits, such as fornication, theft or drinking wine, as the Khawārij have done, claiming that such people are disbelievers on account of these sins. We say that whoever commits one of these major sins, such as fornication, theft or the like, deeming it lawful, is a disbeliever if he does not believe it to be forbidden. We say that Islam is broader than faith, and that not every instance of Islam is