these people to the claim made by those who negate the divine attributes that their position entails corporeality—that is, composition and divisibility—as in the words of al-Qādī Abū Bakr:

“If it is asked, ‘What is the evidence that Allah has a Face and a Hand?’ the reply is: His words,

‘And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.’ [al-Rahmān 27]

And His words,

‘What prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My two hands?’ [Sād 75]

Thus He affirmed for Himself a Face and a Hand. If