In his book 'Al-Qabas fo sharh Muwatta' Malik Ibn Anas' Al-Qadi (the judge) Abu Bakr ibn Al-^Arabiyy (died 543 AH) a great Malikiyy scholar from Andalusia (presently known as Spain) said: "Allah Who is Al-Bari' (the creator) is clear from the limitation of the six directions or the envelopment of places".