The view associated with Qāḍī ʿAḍud al-Dīn permits differences in the strength of assent. One person may be more deeply settled in conviction than another.
The response insists that strong probability and decisive certainty must not be treated as simply two measurements of the same qualified assent. Once certainty has reached the required threshold, the underlying affirmative judgment has been made.
“Assent” may designate either the categorical judgment or the depth of accompanying assurance. Keeping these meanings apart makes the genuine point of dispute visible.