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Al-Rāzī said: “The early generations supported the soundness of their position with several arguments. The first is His saying, Most High: ‘And no one knows its interpretation except Allah.’ [Āl ʿImrān 7] Several considerations show that one must stop here.”

In response, it may be said: There is no doubt that many of the early generations held that one should stop at His words, Most High: “And no one knows its interpretation except Allah.” [Āl ʿImrān 7] Some of them say: “Those firmly grounded in knowledge reached the limit of their knowledge when they said, ‘We believe in it.’” Among these are