necessarily entails [that].

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The Founder and others like him state:

“It is well known that the face and hand, in the sense they have described, cannot be conceived or imagined.”

If by this he means what he understands these terms to denote, his claim is not disputed. If, however, he claims [something other than] that, [then] this is clarified by the following:

The fortieth argument:

It may be said to him: We do not concede that this cannot be conceived or imagined. The evidence is that the Quran and hadith were heard by the Companions, the Successors, and their successors during the first three generations, as well as in other eras, throughout all Muslim cities. These texts are recited night and day, and the believer acknowledges that their apparent meaning is precisely these attributes. It is well known that