There is no limit to the greatest of days at which it stops. Between them are the middle days, the first of which is the ordinary well-known day divided into hours. The hours are divided into degrees and the degrees divided into minutes and the minutes divided into seconds, and so on ad infinitum according to some people. They divide the minutes into seconds. When the judgement of number enters them, its judgement is that of number, and number does not end and hence the division does not end.
Some people speak of an ending in that and look at it in respect of the numbered.
They are the ones who state that time has an existent source. All that enters into existence comes to an end without a doubt. The body is divided ad infinitum in the intellect. It is a matter of dispute among the people of speculation which occurs from a lack of just treatment and investigation into what is proven by expressions. The intelligibility of time is well-known and we will mention that, Allah willing, in this book.