Formulation of the Claim
The interpretive system moves toward the final meaning of the Qur’an.
Explanation
Arkoun grants the interpretive system a decisive status because it does not stop at fragmenting readings, but brings them together in a single direction. In this context, interpretation is not complete unless it arrives at a comprehensive semantic horizon, which the author regards as the most important goal of reading.
It becomes clear here that the «final meaning» is not an incidental detail, but rather the direction by which the whole of interpretation is measured. The interpretive system therefore becomes a tool for arranging all other systems under a single purpose, not merely a commentary on separate words.
Its Place in the Book’s Argument
This atom comes within a structure that shows how Arkoun deals with systems of reading as tending toward a specific interpretive goal. It is connected to what precedes it in the discussion of the function of the interpretive system, and to what follows it in emphasizing that the «final» is the most important because it directs reading toward the final meaning of the Qur’an.
Limits of the Claim
This atom should not be taken as a comprehensive definition of the concept of interpretation in Arkoun’s thought, nor as canceling the multiplicity of levels of understanding. Rather, it clarifies the direction of the interpretive system in this passage more than it presents a complete theory of interpretation.