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Is it true that Al-Qurtubi denies that Allah, glory be to Him, has a hand, or fingers, or a leg?

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Al-Qurtubi differed from the methodology of the Salaf in interpreting verses related to Allah's attributes. He interpreted Allah's saying: "And the whole earth will be in His قبضته (Grip/Handful) on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be مطويات (rolled up) in His يمين (Right Hand)" (Quran 39:67) to mean that "قبض" (gripping) and "طي" (rolling up) signify annihilation and disappearance, not a real gripping with a "limb." He also interpreted Allah's saying: "كشف عن ساق (He will uncover a shin)" (Quran 68:42) to be a metaphor for the severity and magnitude of the matter, not the uncovering of a real shin belonging to Allah. The referenced fatwas have clarified that this approach contravenes the methodology of the Salaf and the early Imams.

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