Tenth: Regarding his statement, “A veil in its true sense is impossible in relation to Allah Most High, because it consists of a body interposed between two other bodies,” the reply is: This very same objection applies to all the names and attributes ascribed to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for those names and attributes are known only in connection with bodies and their attributes, as previously noted.

Eleventh: Vision, too, is conceivable only in relation to a body, and can only be ascribed to a body. Thus, affirming that the Lord is seen and sees, while denying that He is a body, is no more warranted than affirming that He is veiled and veils Himself, while denying that He is a body. If combining this affirmation and negation is valid, it is valid in both cases; if invalid, it is invalid in both cases. Whoever says, “I can conceive of vision without a body, but I cannot conceive of