وَهُوَ بَيْنَ الْغُلُوِّ وَالتَّقْصِيرِ وَبَيْنَ التَّشْبِيهِ وَالتَّعْطِيلِ وَبَيْنَ الْجَبْرِ وَالْقَدَرِ وَبَيْنَ الْأَمْنِ وَالْإِيَاسِ.
The religion of Islam follows a middle path between excess and deficiency, likening God to creation and denying His attributes, compulsion and the doctrine of autonomous human creation, and feeling secure from punishment and despairing of mercy.
Reading the terms: Excess/deficiency, resemblance/negation, compulsion/autonomous creation, and complacency/despair refer to four distinct kinds of imbalance.
Boundary of meaning: The balanced position differs with each pair. Terminology from divine attributes should not be confused with categories of human action or fear and hope.
Takeaway: Sound creed avoids four contrasting forms of extremism.