He would be composite; whatever is composite depends upon its part, and its part is other than it (1); and whatever depends upon another cannot be necessary in itself.”

It was said to them:

Regarding your statement, “He would be composite”:

If by this you mean that another had composed Him, that He came together after having been separate, or that He is susceptible to division, then the claimed consequence (2) is false. For the discussion concerns (3) attributes inseparable from their possessor, whose existence without them is impossible. The Lord [Glorified is He] (4) cannot possibly exist without being living, knowing, and powerful. His life, knowledge, and power are attributes inseparable from His Essence.

If, however, by “composite” you mean an entity possessed of attributes (5), or something similar, you are told 11) (6): Why 12) (7) do you say that this is impossible?

Regarding their statement, “Whatever is composite depends upon something other than itself,” it is said:

As for what is composite according to the first interpretation, it depends upon something separate from it, and this is impossible for Allah. But as for one characterized by attributes of perfection inseparable from His Essence—whom you call composite—nothing in His being characterized by them entails that He depends upon anything separate from Him.

If you say:

“They are other than Him; He cannot exist without them, and this is dependence upon them,”