And Sheikh Yasin Salamah Rab'u, Allah sanctified his secret, said:

"That which He manifested of the attribute is a fleeting accident (‘araḍ) entering upon the sights due to the cause of mixture and density within creation, which showed them their Creator in a form—yet He transcends formal configuration. This is a cause operating upon the effect (‘illat al-ma‘lūl), not a cause operating upon the Cause (‘illat al-mu‘ill)."

And the most glorious Allamah, Sheikh Sulayman al-Ahmad, Allah sanctified his secret, said:

"Indeed, the form is not an upright, individualized person possessing a vanishing shadow, as stated in the debate of the Refuter; rather, it is the Essence in relation to divine power, not in relation to what we have perceived of the form."

And al-Kalazi, Allah sanctified his secret, said:

"He is a form upon His manifestation to His creation; yet within His eternity from inception (qidam), He possesses no form."

And our Master as-Sadiq, glorified is his glory, was asked: "Does He assume a form for His creation like unto their own forms?" He said: