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AM-CLAIM-000225revision 1 of 1ProvisionalDoctrinal interpretation

God gives each community a law; later revelation may lift or modify earlier precepts, and Muslims are bound by the law revealed to Muhammad.

Provisional · awaiting editorial review. This revision is public and citable, but its references, wording and confidence levels have not yet been verified by an AbrahamMoses editor. It was drafted with AI assistance, as disclosed below. What provisional means

Disputed

Yes — between traditions

Review state

Awaiting editorial review

Drafted with AI assistance; editorial verification pending.

Where interpretation diverges

Islamic answer to a different question: not whether the Sinai law can change for Israel, but how successive revelations relate. Naskh between scriptures is distinct from abrogation within the Qurʾān, which is separately debated.

Never combined

Confidence, on separate axes

Levels as proposed in the draft. They have not yet been verified by an editor and may change on review.

Textual certainty
Secure · level 5 of 5

The wording is stable across all major witnesses of the cited edition; no known variant affects the proposition.

Philological certainty
Established · level 4 of 5

The meaning is established; only nuances are debated.

Historical support
Not applicable

The claim is about what a text says or means, not about an event, date or document, so external corroboration does not bear on it.

Inferential strength
Defeasible · level 3 of 5

Follows if the Qurʾān is the final, authoritative revelation (AM-AX-008).

Fifth axis

Traditional acceptance

Sunni IslamAffirms
Shiʿi IslamAffirms
Rabbinic JudaismRejects
CatholicRejects

Does not receive the Qurʾān as revelation.

Eastern OrthodoxRejects

Does not receive the Qurʾān as revelation.

LutheranRejects

Does not receive the Qurʾān as revelation.

ReformedRejects

Does not receive the Qurʾān as revelation.

EvangelicalRejects

Does not receive the Qurʾān as revelation.

DispensationalRejects

Does not receive the Qurʾān as revelation.

Latter-day SaintRejects

Witnesses, editions and evidence

Primary witnessWorkEdition cited
Q 5:48The Qur’anMuṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text)
Q 3:50The Qur’anMuṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text)
Q 7:157The Qur’anMuṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text)

Quotations and translations

The claim quotes no translated wording.

Textual variants

No variant bearing on this claim is recorded.

What this claim rests on

A derived claim: it holds only while at least one derivation below holds.

AM-DRV-0015
A law and a way for each community

The Qurʾān gives each community its law, and records ʿĪsā and the Prophet modifying earlier precepts.

  • AM-CLAIM-000224necessarypremise
    To each community a law and a way.
  • AM-CLAIM-000222necessarypremise
    ʿĪsā makes lawful some of what was forbidden.
  • AM-CLAIM-000223supportingpremise
    The Prophet lifts earlier burdens.
  • AM-AX-008 The Qurʾān is the final, authoritative revelationrequired
    Reads earlier law through the Qurʾān.

Counterviews

AM-CM-007strongProvisional

Successive revelations, successive laws

Sunni and Shiʿi Islam

God gives each community a law and a way; later revelation may lift or modify earlier precepts.

The permanence of the Sinai law is not denied for its community; it does not bind those given a later law.

Q 5:48; Q 3:50; Q 7:157

Provenance chain

  1. Finding
    God gives each community a law; later revelation may lift or modify earlier precepts, and Muslims are bound by the law revealed to Muhammad. (Doctrinal interpretation.)
  2. Claims used
    A law and a way for each community: AM-CLAIM-000224 (necessary), AM-CLAIM-000222 (necessary), AM-CLAIM-000223 (supporting); reading principles AM-AX-008 (required)
  3. Supporting evidence
    The primary witness itself: Q 5:48; Q 3:50; Q 7:157.
  4. Primary source
    Q 5:48 (Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text)); Q 3:50 (Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text)); Q 7:157 (Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text))
  5. Covenant relationships
    None recorded.
  6. Doctrine connections
    None recorded.
  7. Interpretations
    Affirms: Sunni Islam, Shiʿi Islam. Rejects: Rabbinic Judaism, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Reformed, Evangelical, Dispensational, Latter-day Saint.
  8. Counterviews
    AM-CM-007 “Successive revelations, successive laws”, held by Sunni and Shiʿi Islam

Editorial record and machine involvement

Editorial

Author: AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik)

Reviewers: none recorded — this revision has not been externally reviewed.

Change note: First published.

Machine involvement

Drafted with AI assistance

Drafted with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropic) in October 2026 from the cited editions and the published record. References, editions, variants and confidence levels await verification by an AbrahamMoses editor. Verification: pending.

Living record

Revision history

RevisionStatusPublishedChange
Revision 1Provisional2026-10-14First published.

Cite this claim

Citations point at revision 1, which will never change.

AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik). “God gives each community a law; later revelation may lift or modify earlier precepts, and Muslims are bound by the law revealed to Muhammad.” AbrahamMoses Claim Ledger, AM-CLAIM-000225, revision 1 (provisional), 2026-10-14. https://abrahammoses.com/claims/AM-CLAIM-000225?rev=1
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