For this reason...

For this reason, the multiplicity of opinions and schools do not enjoy the same legitimacy that is granted them in the dual-stratum model.

3.2 Against the Dual-Stratum Paradigm From Sa’adya’s statements in Kitab Tahsil, we know that this treatise originally contained ten arguments against the use of qiyas .[^55] Unfortunately, the extant manuscript contains only three of those ten arguments,[^56] and they reflect the rhetorical transition from negating qiyas on theoretical grounds to indicating the weaknesses of the theories that justify it.

In fact, Sa’adya’s objection to legal reasoning can be understood as a criticism of the distinction…