Thesis Summary
The story of Moses and the righteous servant is read as a symbol of the conflict between knowledge and law, and of the limits of the outward form of legislation when it is met by a broader understanding of meaning. It also aligns with the idea that the Sharia sets out the general lines, not all the details.
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Foundational Atoms
Place of Support Within the Book
This meaning is connected to the passages in which the book speaks about the limits of divine legislation, and about the need for human elaboration in practical matters.
Limits of the Reading
This symbolic reading is summary in nature, and it links the story to a general idea in the book without making the story itself an exclusive explanation of it.