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Al-Rāzī said: “The second part of this book concerns the interpretation of ambiguous reports and verses. The discussion is organized into an introduction and chapters.”

We reply: He means the verses and reports in which Allah describes Himself and His Messenger describes Him. In his view, these texts must not be understood as indicating any of the attributes he denies. To designate all these verses and hadiths as ambiguous, and to believe that such ambiguous texts have two meanings—one true and the other false—and that their apparent meaning is false, is a position held by none of the early generations or leading scholars of the Muslim community. For Allah, glorified and exalted be He, has said in His Book:

“In it are clear verses, which are the foundation of the Book, and others that are ambiguous. As for those in whose hearts is deviation, they follow