and anyone who errs in this is excused—I mean anyone among the scholars. If it is asked, ‘Since it has become clear that revelation in this regard falls into three categories, to which of these categories, in your view, do the descriptions of the Resurrection and its circumstances belong?’ we answer that this question belongs to the disputed category. For we find some who profess to follow demonstrative reasoning maintaining that these descriptions must be understood according to their apparent meaning, since no demonstrative proof establishes that their apparent meaning is impossible. This is the approach of the Ashʿarīs. Others who likewise engage in demonstrative reasoning interpret these descriptions figuratively, differing greatly in their interpretations. In this category