ABSTRACT
Q 18:60-82 stands out among all the Moses stories in the Quran. Commenting on these verses, Muslim exegetes generally follow the story attributed to Ubayy b. Ka'b, transmitted by Ibn 'Abbas or Wahb b. Munabbih,' which identifies the unnamed "servant of God" as "al-Khidr" from whom Moses attempts to learn about God's justice.' This account describes how God chides Moses for his claim to be the most knowledgeable ofpeople, and how God tells him it is al-Khidr who has greater and more esoteric knowledge than anyone else. Moses sets out with Joshua to find al-Khidr, following the sign of the fish , and then accompanies al-Khidr on the events laid out in Q 18:66-82.
