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Direction does not apply to Allāh. A proof by al-Shahrastānī (from نهاية الإقدام في علم الكلام):
❝If bodies were circular
and revolving, directions would be constantly changed according to course of the circumference and the part circumscribed, and up ↑and down ↓ would
❝If bodies were circular
and revolving, directions would be constantly changed according to course of the circumference and the part circumscribed, and up ↑and down ↓ would
conform to the axis and the circumference. If the world be conceived as circular 
, either as an hypothesis corresponding to the truth or not, it could be said that God was in a certain direction from the world, whereas He must needs encircle it,
, either as an hypothesis corresponding to the truth or not, it could be said that God was in a certain direction from the world, whereas He must needs encircle it,
otherwise a part of the direction would escape Him.
According to them [the Karrāmiyya and Ṣifātiyya] He is above the whole world which is ridiculous, for it would necessitate that He is 'above' as to those on the North Pole and below as to those at the South Pole;
![otherwise a part of the direction would escape Him.According to them [the Karrāmiyya and Ṣifātiyya] He is above the whole world which is ridiculous, for it would necessitate that He is 'above' as to those on the North Pole and below as to those at the South Pole;](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmyBPqnVgAE6OLa.jpg "otherwise a part of the direction would escape Him.According to them [the Karrāmiyya and Ṣifātiyya] He is above the whole world which is ridiculous, for it would necessitate that He is 'above' as to those on the North Pole and below as to those at the South Pole;")
According to them [the Karrāmiyya and Ṣifātiyya] He is above the whole world which is ridiculous, for it would necessitate that He is 'above' as to those on the North Pole and below as to those at the South Pole;
nay, but some would be above Him and some below Him, which thing is impossible.❞
