وَالنَّظَّامُ: أَنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى خَلْقِ الْجَهْلِ وَالْقَبِيحِ
Al-Naẓẓām is reported to say that God cannot create ignorance or morally ugly acts.
Ignorance here concerns a creature's lack of knowledge; ugliness concerns an act judged blameworthy. An underlying concern is that creating such a state might make the creator ignorant or blameworthy.
The reply first separates two relations: producing a quality in a creature and personally possessing that quality.
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The Universality of Divine Knowledge and Power: Classical Objections
وَالنَّظَّامُ: أَنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى خَلْقِ الْجَهْلِ وَالْقَبِيحِ
Al-Naẓẓām is reported to say that God cannot create ignorance or morally ugly acts.
Ignorance here concerns a creature's lack of knowledge; ugliness concerns an act judged blameworthy. An underlying concern is that creating such a state might make the creator ignorant or blameworthy.
The reply first separates two relations: producing a quality in a creature and personally possessing that quality.