and ‘Abd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak, Fudayl ibn ‘Iyād, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Ishāq ibn Ibrāhīm al-Hanzalī—are agreed that Allah, glorified and exalted is He, is Himself above His Throne; that His knowledge is everywhere; that He will be seen with the eyes on the Day of Resurrection while above the Throne; that He descends to the lowest heaven; and that He becomes angry, is pleased, and speaks whatever He wills. Whoever opposes any of this has nothing to do with them, and they have nothing to do with him.”