How can the three rules of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah—represented by affirming what Allah has described Himself with and negating what He has negated, affirming the non-resemblance between His attributes and the attributes of creation, and refraining from delving into the how (kayfiyyah) and the reality (haqiqah)—be applied to the attribute of speech for Allah Almighty, knowing that humans communicate through letters and sounds, and that creatures communicate in different ways as mentioned in the Holy Qur'an?

Ahl al-Sunnah affirm the attribute of speech for Allah, with letters and sound, and they explicitly state that it does not resemble the speech of created beings and does not require tools. They base this on the Almighty's saying: "{Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, 'Come [into being] willingly or unwillingly.' They both said, 'We have come willingly.'}" Imam Ahmad clarified that Allah speaks as He wills, without needing a throat, mouth, or tongue, just as the heavens, earth, limbs, and stones spoke without tools. The correct view is that the Qur'an consists of letters and meanings, and Allah's speech is not like the voices of His servants, for "there is nothing like unto Him" in His essence, attributes, and actions. This is also supported by authentic hadiths which affirm that Allah speaks with a voice. The attribute of speech for Allah is both essential and active.