… the People of the Book; that is one aspect of the wisdom behind keeping them under the jizya tax. He also says in the same source (12/17): “Accordingly, since nothing is said to him except what was already said to the messengers before him, Allah commanded him to summon the People of the Book as witnesses to what he had brought; this, too, is part of the wisdom in allowing them to remain under the jizya.” And he likewise states in the same work (16/214): “Allah calls upon the People of the Book as witnesses in several passages … so when the People of the Book testify to what the Muslims affirm, their testimony becomes proof and evidence, and this is among the reasons for keeping them under the jizya.” (1) The printed edition reads: “yazil.” (2) The printed edition adds: “Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace upon the one after whom there is no prophet.” In the margin of the autograph manuscript it is written: “By the pen of the servant in need of his Lord’s pardon and forgiveness, Muhammad al-Sulayman al-ʿAbd al-ʿAziz al-Bassam—may Allah forgive him, his parents, and all Muslims, amen—on 8 Safar 1363 H. The text was collated and corrected as far as possible, seeking Allah’s reward; it was recopied on Friday, 29 Safar 1365 H.” The printed edition then adds: “By the most insignificant of men residing in Umm al-Qura, named Mustafa al-Farouqi …”