“Those who do not know say, ‘Why does Allah not speak to us, or a sign come to us?’ Those before them said much the same. Their hearts are alike.” [al-Baqarah 118]

Allah Most High also says:

“So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him. {50} And do not set up another god alongside Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him. {51} Likewise, no messenger came to those before them without their saying, ‘A sorcerer or a madman!’ {52} Did they pass this on to one another? Rather, they are a transgressing people.” {53} [al-Dhāriyāt 50–53]

Allah Most High also says:

“Thus We have appointed for every prophet enemies—devils from humankind and jinn—who inspire one another with embellished speech intended to deceive.” [al-An‘ām 112]

Imam Ahmad said: “Jahm found three ambiguous verses in the Quran: His saying, ‘There is nothing like Him’ [al-Shūrā 11]; ‘And He is Allah in the heavens and on the earth’ [al-An‘ām 3]; and ‘Vision does not encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision’ [al-An‘ām 103]. He made these verses the foundation of his teaching, interpreted the Quran contrary to its true meaning, and rejected as false the hadiths of Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He claimed that anyone who described Allah with any attribute by which He had described Himself in His Book, or which His Messenger had related about Him, was a disbeliever and one of those who liken Allah to His creation. Through his teaching he led many people astray, and his views were followed by