you say that a human being is nonexistent when you describe him in terms of nonexistence?’

They are also told, ‘If a created being’s nonexistence constitutes existence for Him, and nonexistence is existence, then ignorance is knowledge and incapacity is power.’”

Judge Abū Ya‘lā used this argument in support of one of his two positions. He said in his book Ibtāl al-Ta’wīl (Refuting Reinterpretation):

“Since it is established that He is upon the Throne, that the Throne is in a direction, and that He is upon His Throne—although we have disallowed attributing direction to Him in several places in this book—the correct position is that this may be said. For Ahmad affirmed this attribute, namely, being established upon the Throne, and affirmed that He is above the heavens. Everyone who affirms this affirms direction. They are the followers of Ibn Karrām