Claim Ledger · Thesis · Covenant
The Qurʾān says God made Ibrāhīm a leader (imām) for humankind and, when he asked about his descendants, answered that the covenant does not extend to wrongdoers.
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
No — regarding what the Qurʾān states
Awaiting editorial review
Drafted with AI assistance; editorial verification pending.
Shiʿi exegesis reads the verse as establishing the imamate as a divinely appointed rank that no wrongdoer can hold; Sunni exegesis reads imām more generally as an exemplary leader.
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.
The wording is stable across all major witnesses of the cited edition; no known variant affects the proposition.
Lexically and syntactically unambiguous; standard lexica and grammars agree.
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.
The source states the claim; no inferential step is involved.
Fifth axis
Traditional acceptance
Reads imām as an exemplary leader.
Reads the verse as grounding the imamate.
Witnesses, editions and evidence
| Primary witness | Work | Edition cited |
|---|---|---|
| Q 2:124 | The Qur’an | Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text) |
Evidence
- Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān on Q 2:124 — The Shiʿi reading of the verse as grounding the imamate. (Standard printed editions)
Quotations and translations
- “My covenant does not include the wrongdoers” — Q 2:124. Translation: AbrahamMoses editorial literal rendering. Literal working rendering made for the record from the cited edition. Not a published translation; consult the original language. (not yet verified by an editor)
Textual variants
No variant bearing on this claim is recorded.
What this claim rests on
Grounded in its witness: as a report of what the text says, it remains supported unless it is set aside directly. Any argument recorded below is what supports it as a reading.
No argument is recorded; the claim is a direct report.
Claims that rest on this one: AM-CLAIM-000246. Reject it in the explorer
Provenance chain
- FindingThe Qurʾān says God made Ibrāhīm a leader (imām) for humankind and, when he asked about his descendants, answered that the covenant does not extend to wrongdoers. (Explicit textual proposition.)
- Claims usedNone — the claim is reported directly from its witness.
- Supporting evidenceṬabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān on Q 2:124 — The Shiʿi reading of the verse as grounding the imamate.
- Primary sourceQ 2:124 (Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text))
- Covenant relationshipsAM-COV-0011 (grounds) — The covenant does not extend to wrongdoers.
- Doctrine connectionsNone recorded.
- InterpretationsAffirms: Sunni Islam, Shiʿi Islam.
- CounterviewsNo counter-model recorded against this claim.
Map connections: AM-COV-0011 (grounds)
Editorial record and machine involvement
Author: AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik)
Reviewers: none recorded — this revision has not been externally reviewed.
Change note: First published.
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
| Revision | Status | Published | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revision 1 | Provisional | 2026-10-14 | First published. |
Cite this claim
Citations point at revision 1, which will never change.