to division. The divisions that can occur in them are either finite or infinite. This classification thus yields four possibilities: first, that the divisions are actual and finite; second, that they are actual and infinite; third, that they are not actual, but the possible divisions are finite; and fourth, that they are not actual, but the possible divisions are infinite. The first is the position of the majority of speculative theologians; the second is the position of al-Nazzām; and the third