(1) The text within square brackets is from manuscript B. (2) The passage from “and desiring Him” to “the Trustee” is omitted from manuscript C. (3) The concluding colophon of the treatise in the base manuscript reads: “The treatise is complete, by the grace of Allah Most High alone, who has no partner. To Him belong dominion and praise, and He is powerful over all things. May Allah bless our master Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and Companions, and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Recompense. Amin, amin.” Its colophon in manuscript B reads: “Praise be to Allah alone. May Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family, and his Companions, and grant them peace. The treatise is complete; and Allah knows best. The copying of these honored pages was completed on Sunday morning, in the citadel of the city, on the nineteenth day of Jumada al-Akhirah, by the hand of one in need of Allah: Abdullah ibn Musa. May Allah forgive him, his parents, and the Muslims.” Its colophon in manuscript C reads: “There is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. May Allah bless our master and Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions, and grant them peace.” End. Praise, first and last, belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds, for the favor He bestowed, the ease He granted, and the success He enabled in bringing this treatise to publication. May Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions, and grant them peace.