an example of this is if we are asked about the way to the kaaba and we are shown a specific way then it is said to us how did you know that it is a way? we say we knew it by following it because we followed it and reached the kaaba so we knew that it was a way. the second example is if we are asked how did you know that looking into mathematical matters such as geometry surveying and other things is a way to knowing what is not known by necessity? we say following the way of arithmetic since we followed it and it gave us knowledge of what is being looked at so we knew that the consideration of the mind is evidence in arithmetic and likewise in rational matters we followed the theoretical way and arrived at knowledge of rational matters. we knew that looking is a way
ومثاله ما إذا سئلنا عن طريق الكعبة فدللنا على طريق معين فقيل لنا من أين عرفتم كونه طريقا قلنا عرفناه بالسلوك بأنا سلكناه فوصلنا الى الكعبة فعرفنا كونه طريقا ومثاله الثاني أنا إذا قيل لنا بم عرفتم ان النظر في الأمور الحسابيه من الهندسة والمساحة وغيرها طريق الى معرفة مالا يعرف اضطرارا قلنا سلوك طريق الحساب إذ سلكناه فأفادنا علما بالمنظور فيه فعلمنا ان نظر العقل دليل في الحساب وكذلك في العقليات سلكنا الطريق النظرية فوصلنا الى العلم بالمعقولات فعرفنا أن النظر طريق