among Muslims and unbelievers that Allah is in heaven, and they have defined Him in these terms, except for the misguided al-Marīsī and his followers. Even children who have not reached the age of accountability know Him in this way. Whenever something troubles a child, he raises his hands to his Lord, the Most High, calling upon Him in heaven, not elsewhere. Thus everyone knows Allah Most High and where He is better than the Jahmiyyah do.

He said: The opponent then set about interpreting those attributes which he had collected and enumerated in his book—the Face, hearing, sight, and others—and pronouncing judgment concerning Allah Most High and His Messenger on each of them, point by point, according to the judgment of Bishr ibn Ghiyāth al-Marīsī. In these matters, he relies on no imam earlier than him or, in his estimation, more rightly guided. We therefore seized upon this admission, since he explicitly named him and submitted to his judgment concerning these attributes. For agreement on his unbelief, the exposure of his true character, and his disgrace in his own city and throughout the other lands had been reached by the general body of jurists who