and is not two separate entities, each occupying a spatial region separate from the other’s. Some people may use the term “divisible” to mean something whose parts people can separate, even if doing so involves damage prohibited by the Sharia, as with living animals, vessels, and the like. If this is what is meant by “divisible,” then undoubtedly many bodies are not divisible in this sense, since human beings are incapable of dividing them. Much less can it be said that the Lord of the worlds enables His servants to divide Him, separate Him into parts, and tear Him apart. This is clear.

“Divisible” may also mean something that lies within the power of Allah Most High to divide, although His servants cannot divide it, such as mountains and other things. It is well known that one may not say that Allah can be divided and that He is able to do so, just as one may not say that He can cease to exist, die, or sleep, and that He is able to do so. For He is One; there is no god but Him. Such division would make Him two separate entities, each occupying a different spatial region. This is impossible for Allah, and that is plain. There is no disagreement about this among Muslims, or indeed among rational people. Rather, people have disputed, concerning many bodies, whether it is possible