But if we say that the judgments of imagination and fancy are entirely inadmissible concerning Allah Most High’s essence and attributes, then we say:

The claim of those who liken Allah to creation—that any two existing things must either inhere in one another or be separate from one another in a spatial direction—is an imaginary and false claim.

Likewise, the eternalist’s claim—that the Creator’s precedence over the world must be in terms of duration and time—is an imaginary and false claim. This is the position of our companions, the people of divine oneness and transcendence, who have set aside the judgments of imagination and fancy concerning Allah Most High’s essence and attributes. [This] is the sound approach and the straight path.”

I say:

This argument may be addressed from several angles.

First: They dispute being called “those who liken Allah to creation.” These people unanimously reject such likeness and condemn those who liken Allah Most High to His creation and make the Creator belong to the same kind as any created thing. They hold no such belief, as this man himself has acknowledged.

It is well known that whoever denies any of the attributes calls those who affirm them people who liken Allah to creation. Thus, those who deny the names—among the heretical philosophers, the Qarmatians, and others—regard anyone who calls Allah Most High All-Knowing, All-Powerful, Living, and the like