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at that time for people in the west. The same applies to sunrise and solar eclipses, though the reverse may also occur.
Once this is understood, this argument may be addressed from two standpoints, as with the other arguments mentioned concerning His being upon the Throne. For someone who affirms that He is above the Throne while also maintaining that He is neither a body, nor spatially confined, nor composite rejects the necessary implication asserted by the opponent, as has already been mentioned more than
حينئذ عند أهل المغرب وكذلك طلوع الشمس وكسوفها وقد يكون ضد ذلك إذا عرف ذلك فالكلام على هذه الحجة من مقامين كسائر الحجج المذكورة في مع كونه على العرش فإن من يقول إنه فوق العرش ويقول هو مع ذلك ليس بجسم ولا متحيز ولا مركب يمنع ما ذكره من الملازمة كما تقدم ذكره غير