the second aspect is that if it is accepted that the issuance of something from the agent also requires knowledge of what is issued then for them the action of god is one and it is the first effect which is a simple intellect so it should not be knowledgeable except through it and the first effect should also be knowledgeable only of what is issued from it because everything did not come into existence from god at once but through mediation generation and necessity. so what is issued from what is issued from him should not be known to him and only one thing is issued from him? rather this is not necessary in the voluntary action so how about in the natural? for the movement of a stone from the top of a mountain may be by voluntary movement that requires knowledge of the origin of the movement but it does not require knowledge of what is generated from it through its mediation of its collision and breaking of something else. there is no answer to this either.
الوجه الثاني هو أنه إن سلم أن صدور الشيء من الفاعل يقتضي العلم أيضا بالصادر فعندهم فعل الله واحد وهو المعلول الأول الذي هو عقل بسيط فينبغي أن لا يكون عالما إلا به، والمعلول الأول يكون عالما أيضا بما صدر منه فقط فإن الكل لم يوجد من الله دفعة بل بالوساطة والتولد واللزوم، فالذي يصدر مما يصدر منه لم ينبغي أن يكون معلوما له ولم يصدر منه إلا شيء واحد؟ بل هذا لا يلزم في الفعل الإرادي فكيف في الطبيعي؟ فإن حركة الحجر من فوق جبل قد يكون بتحريك إرادي يوجب العلم بأصل الحركة ولا يوجب العلم بما يتولد منه بوساطته من مصادمته وكسره غيره. فهذا أيضا لا جواب له عنه.