“Thus, if it is established that He, exalted is He, is above the Throne, then the Throne is in a direction, and He is above His Throne. In several places in this book, we have disallowed attributing direction to Him. The correct view, however, is that this is permissible, because Ahmad affirmed this attribute—being established over the Throne—and affirmed that He is in heaven. Everyone who affirms this affirms direction, namely the followers of Ibn Karrām and Ibn