just as other verses do. That is the apparent meaning of the wording, and the verse is not being diverted from its apparent meaning, even though it also indicates facing a created qiblah, and this is affirmed with certainty. We therefore do not concede that it is being diverted from its apparent meaning. The word “Face” denotes an attribute of Allah, so what evidence requires interpreting it figuratively? His words,

“There is the Face of Allah” [al-Baqarah 115],

point to Allah’s Face as being there. Allah Most High can be pointed to, as has already been established.

The fourth approach is to say: You have claimed that all the sects of Islam accept figurative interpretation, and you have cited this verse to substantiate that claim. Unless its figurative interpretation is agreed upon, citing it does not support your argument. Yet it is well known that there is no agreement