created. He may say, “I do not prohibit this; indeed, I know that it is created. But I close the door to delving into this matter.” Yet he shuns those who speak the truth and explain the correct position that accords with the Quran, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the early generations of the Muslim community—even though it also accords with the clear dictates of reason and rebuts the outrageous accusations they level at one another.

People have engaged in much discussion and dispute over this subject, which we have treated at length elsewhere. Our purpose here is only to offer a concise yet comprehensive statement explaining the sound positions indicated by the Quran and the Sunnah and upheld by the early generations of the Muslim community concerning the question of divine speech, which has bewildered human minds. And Allah Most High knows best.