Then he said: “Chapter Fifteen: Whether Allah Most High Is Described as Possessing Perception through Smell, Touch and Taste

Al-Qādī and the Imām affirmed these three modes of perception for Allah Most High, maintaining that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, possesses five modes of perception. The Basran Muʿtazilah maintained that Allah Most High’s being alive entails His perception of these things, provided they are present. As for Abū al-Qāsim ibn Sahlūya, he denied that Allah Most High perceives pain and pleasure. As for the master Abū Ishāq