The third is that a body is that which has length, breadth, and depth, even if it is not composed of parts, or is not composed of a finite number of parts, as maintained by al-Nazzām and the philosophers. This is also the view of al-Shahrastānī and others. The fourth is that it is composed of accidents. The fifth defines it as that which exists, or as place; the sixth as that which exists, or as that which subsists in itself.

Yet, while attributing this view to Hishām, he also reports that Hishām said: “Allah Most High is a bounded body, broad, long, and deep, with His length equal to His breadth and His breadth equal to His depth. He is a radiant light of a certain magnitude—meaning that He has dimensions of length, breadth, and depth beyond which He does not extend—and is in one place rather than another