The source explains ḥujjah or dalīl as arranging two or more already known judgments in order to obtain knowledge of a further judgment. The known judgments are accepted or established propositions; the previously unknown judgment is the claim whose basis we seek. “Unknown” need not mean that the sentence has never been heard: what matters is that its justification has not yet been established for the learner.
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Ḥujjah: Deriving a Conclusion from Known Judgments
The source explains ḥujjah or dalīl as arranging two or more already known judgments in order to obtain knowledge of a further judgment. The known judgments are accepted or established propositions; the previously unknown judgment is the claim whose basis we seek. “Unknown” need not mean that the sentence has never been heard: what matters is that its justification has not yet been established for the learner.