His servants from Him; that no one thing is with Him rather than another, but all things are alike; that He does not veil Himself from them with anything; and other such claims.

It is well known that the Quran neither indicates nor explains any of this. Rather, it indicates the opposite: it affirms the attributes, which indicate that He draws near to others and approaches them, and that the servant draws near to Him and approaches Him; that He is high above all things; that His speech descends from Him, and the angels descend from His presence and ascend to Him; and other such matters.

They agree that the apparent meaning of the Quran indicates only the affirmation of attributes, which they regard as false corporealism—indeed, as disbelief. Others, however, say that the Quran establishes this through explicit statements; indeed, it is self-evident from the Quran and the Messenger.

Their discussion of the wisdom behind revealing these verses will follow. He has mentioned five explanations for this. The first is to make attaining the truth more difficult, so that the reward may be greater. It is well known