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MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD 29 contradictions and inconsistencies as render them weak in the opinion of the research scholars. Second: [The argument that is] qat'i ath-thubūt [decisive in its authenticity] but zanni ad-dalālah [speculative in its implication]. For instance, the verses and ahādīth that are definitively authentic but are amenable to multiple interpretations. كونها مستغنية من تأويلات عن المؤولين، ومنزهة تعارض وتناقض يوجب الضعف عند المحققين الثاني قطعي الثبوت الدلالة، كالآيات ظني والأحاديث المأولة مع تحقق الصحة والأصالة الثالث ظنّي الثبوت قطعي الدلالة، كالأخبار الآحاد Third: [The argument that is] zanni ath-thubut specula- tive in its authenticity] but qat'i ad-dalalah [decisive in its impli- cation]. For example, those ahad reports [ahādīth with a solitary chain] that are clear but lack strength قلة القوّة of transmission and suffer from some deficiency. Fourth: [The argument that is zanni ath-thubūt wad-dalālah [spec- ulative in its authenticity and impli- cation], namely those ahād reports that are susceptible to multiple mean- ings and are dubious. It is evident that the most con- clusive and solid argument is the first kind of argument. The seeker can- not be satisfied without it because الصريحة مع وشيء من الكلالة الرابع ظنّي الثبوت والدلالة كالأخبار الآحاد المحتملة المعاني والمشتبهة ولا يخفى أن الدليل القاطع القوي هو النوع الأول من الدلائل، ولا يمكن من