—and Allah knows best—would have been the view of those later Khawārij who lived to see Jahmism emerge at the beginning of the second century AH. As for the Khawārij who lived in the time of the Companions and the senior Successors, Jahmism had not appeared at all in their time. Nor was anyone then known within the Muslim community who denied the divine attributes, denied that Allah is upon the Throne, claimed that the Quran is created, denied that Allah Most High will be seen, or held similar views introduced into this community by the Jahmiyyah.

We have discussed this argument sufficiently elsewhere. Here we shall mention what is relevant to the present discussion, addressing it from several angles. First, concerning his statement, “If He were situated in a direction, He would either occupy more than one spatial region or occupy only one,”