وإذا تقرر أن العالم أعيان وأعراض، والأعيان أجسام وجواهر
Once it is established that the world comprises substances and accidents, with bodies and atoms counted among substances…
The argument for the world's temporal origination can now be organized. In this classification:
Aʿyān comprise bodies and substances.
Aʿrāḍ comprise colors, spatial states, tastes, and other dependent properties.
The conclusion that the world is originated does not follow merely from naming these categories. The division states the objects to be examined; their origination still requires argument.