every side. He likewise reports that the followers of Hishām ibn Sālim al-Jawālīqī say that He is a radiant light, gleaming white, and that He has five senses like those of a human being: He has a hand, a foot, a nose, an ear, an eye, and a mouth. He hears with something other than that with which He sees, and, according to them, all His other senses are likewise distinct from one another. He also reports that a fifth group claim that He is pure radiance and sheer light, like a lamp that presents the same appearance whichever way you approach it.

Furthermore, the view that Allah is in Himself light is held by the affirmers of the divine attributes, such as Abū Sa‘īd ibn Kullāb, Abū al-Hasan al-Ash‘arī, and the leading authorities among their followers. Dissent on this point is reported only from the Mu‘tazilah. Thus Abū Bakr ibn Fūrak states in the book he entitled Doctrines of