‘The scholars and the Muslim community affirm Allah’s oneness by declaring: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Those who follow falsehood affirm His oneness by delving into accidents and bodies. Yet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to denounce that.’”

According to Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamā‘ah, this negation asserted by the proponents of negation, through which they interpret Allah’s name “the One” and the like, entails His nonexistence. It contradicts what He has said about Himself in His Book: that He is the One, the Self-Sufficient; that He is the Most High, the Magnificent; that He is the Most Great, the Exalted; that He rose over the Throne; that things rise and ascend to Him; that people are made to stand before Him; that He will be seen in the Hereafter just as the sun and moon are seen; that He speaks to His servants; and that He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. It also contradicts His words:

“They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be within His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand.” [al-Zumar 67]

For He would not be