Abū Muhammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿīd ibn Kullāb also said, as reported by Ibn Fūrak:

“They are asked, ‘Is He above what He created?’ If they say, ‘Yes,’ they are asked, ‘What do you mean when you say that He is above what He created?’ If they say, ‘In power and might,’ they are told, ‘That is not what we asked you about.’ If they say, ‘The question is mistaken,’ they are told, ‘Then He is not above.’ If they say, ‘Yes, He is not above,’ they are told, ‘Nor is He below.’ If they say, ‘Nor is He below,’ they have declared Him nonexistent, for whatever is neither below nor above is nonexistent. If they say, ‘He is below and He is above,’ they are told, ‘Above is below, and below is above.’”

It is also reported that he said in his book al-Tawhīd (Divine Oneness), concerning the Jahmiyyah’s position:

“They are told, ‘If we say, “A human being is neither in contact with a place nor separate from it,” this is impossible.’ They must answer yes. They are then asked, ‘So He is neither in contact nor separate?’ If they say, ‘Yes,’ they are told, ‘Then He is described in the same way as an impossible created being—one that can neither exist nor have any reality [except] in the imagination.’ If they say, ‘Yes,’ they are told, ‘Then He must be described as impossible in every respect, just as He is described as impossible in this respect.’

“They are also asked, ‘Is it not true that, in the case of a human being, [what] has no actual existence is not said to be either in contact or separate?’ If they say, ‘Yes,’ they are told, ‘Then tell us about the One you worship: is He in contact or separate?’ If they say, ‘He is described by neither,’ they are told, ‘Then your description affirming the Creator’s existence is like your description of a creature’s nonexistence. Why, then, do you not say that He is nonexistent, just as