with a u-vowel on the final t. He said: “This indicates that this meaning is affirmed of Allah Most High.”

He said: “Know that the interpretation is that wonder is a state that arises when something is regarded as momentous. Thus, when Allah attaches great importance to a matter or deed, whether through a great reward or a severe punishment, it is permissible to apply the term ‘wonder’ to Him.”

His statement here, “Wonder is a state that arises when something is regarded as momentous,” contradicts his statement shortly before this: “Wonder is a state that arises in a person through ignorance of the cause, and that is impossible for the Knower of the unseen and the seen.”

Can someone describe Allah as wondering, explain that this does not entail ignorance, and yet refuse to describe Him with an attribute