Claim Ledger · Lemma · Revelation
Classical exegetes gloss muhaymin variously as “witness”, “trustee” and “guardian” over earlier scripture; the stronger sense of an authority that judges it is the basis of the Qurʾān’s precedence in Islamic teaching.
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The weaker glosses describe confirmation; the stronger make the Qurʾān the criterion by which earlier scripture is read.
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.
Several early glosses are recorded; none is the sole reading.
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.
Follows from the stated premises without contested assumptions.
Fifth axis
Traditional acceptance
As a report of what the text says, this claim is not disputed between traditions. Disagreement begins with the readings built on it, which are recorded as separate claims.
Witnesses, editions and evidence
| Primary witness | Work | Edition cited |
|---|---|---|
| Q 5:48 | The Qur’an | Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text) |
Evidence
- al-Ṭabarī, Jāmiʿ al-bayān on Q 5:48 — Collects the early glosses. (Standard printed editions)
- Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon s.v. هيمن — Classical Arabic lexicography. (Edward William Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon)
Quotations and translations
The claim quotes no translated wording.
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-000249. Reject it in the explorer
Provenance chain
- FindingClassical exegetes gloss muhaymin variously as “witness”, “trustee” and “guardian” over earlier scripture; the stronger sense of an authority that judges it is the basis of the Qurʾān’s precedence in Islamic teaching. (Philological claim.)
- Claims usedNone — the claim is reported directly from its witness.
- Supporting evidenceal-Ṭabarī, Jāmiʿ al-bayān on Q 5:48 — Collects the early glosses.; Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon s.v. هيمن — Classical Arabic lexicography.
- Primary sourceQ 5:48 (Muṣḥaf in the reading of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Cairo edition of 1924 and the King Fahd Complex standard text))
- Covenant relationshipsNone recorded.
- Doctrine connectionsAM-DOC-0020 (illustrates) — The senses of muhaymin.
- InterpretationsThe weaker glosses describe confirmation; the stronger make the Qurʾān the criterion by which earlier scripture is read.
- CounterviewsNo counter-model recorded against this claim.
Map connections: AM-DOC-0020 (illustrates)
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.