فإن قيل: الخبر الصادق المفيد للعلم لا ينحصر في النوعين
An objection is raised: truthful reports yielding knowledge are not confined to two types.
Divine communication, an angel's message, reports of scholarly consensus and reports supported by corroborating signs may all be mentioned. But not every title necessarily constitutes an independent public route to certainty.
The critical issue is how such information reaches ordinary people. A divine or angelic message normally comes to them through an established messenger; consensus requires its own establishment and proof. Its epistemic pathway must be analyzed rather than assumed.