وثالثها: المسائل، وهي التي يشتمل العلم عليها ويحاول إثباتها بالدليل
The third element is the issues of the science: propositions it contains and attempts to establish through proof.
A masʾala is a thesis to be demonstrated within the discipline, not simply a familiar phrase. It may require a suitable argument to attain its intended standing.
For example, “A universal negative converts to a universal negative” is a logical thesis. Definitions of proposition and conversion supply conceptual principles; applicable inference rules supply propositional foundations.