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Perspectives, Relationships and Relativity in Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s Thought 28 called him bashar , because of His direct connection ( muabāshara ) to the creation ) befitting this ( honorable ) act . ” 61 Actually, Ibn ( al - ‘Arabī says because the Qur’ān ascribes hands to God, he cannot say something else regarding God . In this way, his approach is reminiscent at first sight of the Ash‘arite theory of bi - lā kayfa 62 according to which one believes in the Qur’ānic expressions while denying their anthropomorphic interpretations . However, when pointing out the reason for the Qur’ān’s use of the word “hands”, he comes close to the Mu‘tazilite approach to the problem of tashbīh . He explains that when one does something with one’s hands, his act directly originates the object without intervention of other devices . Thus, he finally presents a metaphoric solution to the problem of tashbīh ; The Qur’ān uses the word “hands” to emphasize that Adam was directly created by God . As previously ...
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