I am bringing our discussion to a separate thread as it has gone beyond the scope of the earlier article where we started our conversation. www.newageislam.com/debating-islam/by-sultan-shahin,-founding-editor,-new-age-islam/is-god-in-islam-just-and-rational-as-mutazillah-believed-or-arbitrary-and-despotic-as-hanbali-zahiri-ashari-maturidi-postulate?--does-quran-support-both-positions?/d/116231