What are the differences between the corporealist and anthropomorphist sects, and what is the position of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah on them?
Scholars attribute corporealism (al-tajseem) and anthropomorphism (al-tashbeeh) to the Jews, some Karramiyya sects, and some who claim to love the Household of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt). A corporealist is one who depicts Allah as having a body and a form—exalted is Allah far above their say. An anthropomorphist is one who likens Allah’s attributes to the attributes of creation, and anthropomorphism leads to corporealism. The Ahl al- are innocent of this and deem whoever professes it to be a disbeliever. They affirm for Allah whatever He has affirmed for Himself of attributes without resemblance, acting upon His saying, the Exalted: "There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing" (Quran 42:11). And as Nu'aym ibn Hammad al-Khuza'i said: "Whoever likens Allah to His creation has disbelieved."
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