məhˈæmɪd zˈæhɪd ˈælkɔːθˈɑːɹɹi kəntˈɛstᵻd ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv ˈæl ˈɪz ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ ænd pˈɑːzɪɾᵻd ðæt hɪz bˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl diːtˈeɪlz wɜː ɹˈiːsənt ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃənz ɔːɹ fˈɔls ɐtɹɪbjˈuːʃənz, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðə ʃˈɑːɹ wʌzðə wˈɜːk əvən ˌænθɹəpəmˈoːɹfɪst hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn hˈænæfi.
Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari contested the existence of al-‘Izz altogether and posited that his biographical details were recent interpolations or false attributions, arguing the sharh was the work of an anthropomorphist who could not have been Hanafi.