My two hands,” rather than “with My two hands,” just as someone says, “I made this jug from silver or copper,” “I forged this sword from iron,” or “I wove this garment from flax.” In none of these cases does one use the preposition bā (“with”), because bā denotes attachment and serves to make a verb transitive.

He said: The same applies to the Face, sight, and the other attributes discussed in this chapter. For Allah Most High says:

“And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.” (27) [al-Rahmān 27]

He thus placed the Face in a genitive construction with the Essence. According to the rules of Arabic, the first term of a genitive construction is distinct from the second, and an adjective follows the grammatical case of the noun it qualifies. Thus, if the Face were