and He rises above His Seat. We believe in the Throne and the Seat, and in the verses and reports concerning them. Good words ascend to Him, and the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him. He created Adam with His two hands, created the Pen, the Garden of Eden, and the tree of Tūbā with His two hands, and wrote the Torah with His two hands. Both His hands are right hands.

Ibn Umar said:

‘Allah created four things with His two hands: Adam, the Throne, the Pen, and the Garden of Eden. To the rest of creation He said, “Be,” and it was.’

He speaks revelation however He wills. Āʾisha—may Allah be pleased with her—said:

‘In my own estimation, my affair was too insignificant for Allah to speak concerning me in revelation that would be recited.’

The Quran, in all its aspects, is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated. Not a single letter of it is created. It originated from Him and will return to Him. Abd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak said:

‘Whoever disbelieves in a single letter of the Quran has disbelieved. Whoever says, “I do not believe in this letter lām,” has disbelieved.’

The books revealed to the messengers—one hundred and four books—are the uncreated speech of Allah. Ahmad said:

‘What is in the Preserved Tablet, what is in the written copies of the Quran, and people’s recitation—however it is recited and however it is described—is the uncreated speech of Allah.’

Al-Bukhārī said:

‘I say: The Quran is in the written copy, and the Quran is in men’s hearts. Whoever says otherwise is to be called upon to repent; if he repents, so be it; otherwise, his course is that of disbelief.’”

He said: Al-Shāfiʿī set forth the creed with its proofs, saying:

“Allah has names and attributes conveyed by