In the Middle Ages, Islamic theologians such as Al-Ghazali used the argument, although it was rejected as unnecessary by Quranic literalists, and as unconvincing by many Islamic philosophers.
Di Abad Pertengahan, para teolog Islam seperti Al-Ghazali menggunakan argumen ini meskipun ditolak karena tidak perlu menurut ahli literatur Quran, dan tidak meyakinkan bagi banyak filsuf Islam.