ðə mətʃʊɹɹˈɪdi skˈɑːlɚɹ ˈɪbɹæhɪm ˈæljˈækwəbˌaɪ səspˈɛktᵻd ˈæl ˈɪz ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɐ sˈuːdoʊnˌɪm fɔːɹ ˈɪbən ˈælkˈeɪjɪm dˈuː tə sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pəzˈɪʃənz hˈɛld ɪnðə ʃˈɑːɹ ænd ðoʊz ʌv ˈɪbən ˈælkˈeɪjɪmz tˈiːtʃɚ, ˈɪbən tˈeɪmɪjjə.
The Maturidi scholar Ibrahim al-Yaqubi suspected al-'Izz of being a pseudonym for Ibn al-Qayyim due to similarities between the positions held in the sharh and those of Ibn al-Qayyim's teacher, Ibn Taymiyyah.