 To be sure, the general sharīʿa of Islam is partially subject to the interpretation of philosophers, since they are the only ones who have the arsenal, namely demonstration, to bring out its hidden meanings, allegories, signs, and symbols. In the end, however, this serves sharīʿa itself, and cannot do otherwise since, as Ibn Rushd never tires of declaring, Islamic Law is true and it calls on everyone, including philosophers, to follow its prescriptions (e.g., Incoherence II.4; Decisive Treatise 11). Philosophers pursue one path to this truth—the most exalted path available to human beings—but there are other paths, such as the rhetorical and dialectical, that also arrive at this truth.