(1) Cited by Ibn Rashiq, p. 299. Two short treatises by Shaykh al-Islam on the topic of istighfar (seeking forgiveness) have been published in Jamiʿ al-Masaʾil: vol. 1, pp. 157–162, under the title “Section on the Prophet’s ﷺ statement: ‘The chief supplication for seeking forgiveness …’,” and vol. 6, pp. 273–279, under the title “A Question concerning Istighfar.” (2) The word anna (“that”) is taken from the base manuscript. (3) Mentioned by Ibn Rashiq, p. 299. (4) Ibn Rashiq (p. 299) notes that it comprises one volume. (5) Ibn Rashiq (p. 299) likewise records it as a single volume. (6) Ibn Rashiq (p. 299) also calls it a single-volume work. A treatise on the same issue has been printed in Jamiʿ al-Masaʾil, vol. 7, pp. 261–271, entitled “A Question on Preferring ʿAli over Abu Bakr.” (7) The surname appears in the main manuscript as al-Faytati, in MSS B, Q, and F as al-Qunani, and in K as al-Ghaybi; all are corrupt. The correct form is al-Qunani, derived from al-Quniya, a village belonging to the district of Dara near Mardin. Shaykh Yunus is Ibn Yusuf ibn Musaʿid al-Shaybani al-Makhariqi al-Jazari, shaykh of the Yunusiyya order (d. 619/1222). Al-Dhahabi writes: “He experienced unveilings and spiritual states, but possessed little learning; he uttered ecstatic remarks and composed vernacular verse ….” See Siyar, 22/178–179, and Wafayat al-Aʿyan, 7/256. (8) The particle bin is absent from MS F. The person meant is Abu al-ʿAbbas Ahmad ibn ʿAli ibn Ahmad ibn Rifaʿa al-Maghribi, later al-Batahaʾi, shaykh of the Rifaʿiyya order (d. 578/1182). Al-Dhahabi remarks in al-ʿIbar, 3/75, after praising Ahmad al-Rifaʿi: “Among his disciples are both the worthy and the unworthy; much dross has attached to them. Since the Tatars took Iraq they have displayed satanic feats—entering fire, riding wild beasts, playing with snakes—none of which were known to the shaykh or his righteous followers. We seek refuge in Allah from Satan.” See also Siyar, 21/78–80, and Tarikh al-Islam.