and found that he relied on the proposition that bodies are never devoid of conjunction and separation, on the basis that bodies are composed of indivisible atoms. He therefore argued that they necessarily entail this type of accident, which is temporally originated because it belongs to the locative states. Yet this argument rests upon the indivisible atom, which the majority of rational people, Muslims and others alike, deny.

The purpose here is to explain the foundational principles of the various sects and to show that the doctrine of these Rāfidī Mu'tazilites is among the most corrupt doctrines held by the sects of the Ummah. They possess neither scriptural nor rational proof by which they could vindicate themselves against their brethren among the people of innovation, although those others too are misguided innovators (1). They are utterly at odds with them; so how could they have any proof against Ahl al-Sunnah, who occupy the middle way within Islam, just as Islam occupies the middle way among the religions?!

Thus, if the one who denies corporeality says:

“The proof that they are temporally originated is that they necessarily entail accidents” (2)] (3),

they will say to him (4):

“This is not your position or [the position] of your Mu'tazilite leaders (5); rather, it is the position of