Volume Five

It is in the shaykh’s hand—may Allah have mercy upon him—and comprises (229) pages, with approximately (28) lines on each page. It begins with the commentary on al-Kahf and ends with the conclusion of the commentary on al-Naml.

Volume Six

This volume is in the hand of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Mansūr ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Zāmil—may Allah have mercy upon him—who completed it on 24 Rajab (1345 AH). His handwriting is beautiful, but the copy contains many errors. He also frequently divides a single word between two lines, which confuses the reader.

This volume contains marginal notes and revisions in the hand of Shaykh Abd al-Rahmān ibn Sa‘dī—may Allah have mercy upon him. It comprises (142) pages, with approximately (29) lines on each page. It begins with the commentary on al-Qasas and ends with the conclusion of the commentary on al-Sāffāt.

Volume Seven

It is in the shaykh’s hand—may Allah have mercy upon him—and comprises (153) pages, with approximately (28) lines on each page. It begins with the commentary on (Sād) and ends with the conclusion of the commentary on al-Fath.

Volume Eight

It is in the shaykh’s hand—may Allah have mercy upon him—and comprises (146) pages, with (29) lines on each page. It begins with the opening of the commentary on al-Hujurāt and ends with the conclusion of the commentary on al-Qiyāmah.

Volume Nine

It is in the shaykh’s hand—may Allah have mercy upon him—and comprises (50) pages, with approximately (30) lines on each page. It begins with the commentary on al-Insān and ends with the conclusion of the commentary on al-Nās.

The Second Copy

Volume One

The following was written on it: “Volume One of Taysīr al-Karīm al-Mannān fī Tafsīr al-Qurān (The Facilitation of the Generous Bestower in Explaining the Quran), by its humble author, who stands in need of Allah, Abd al-Rahmān ibn Nāsir al-Sa‘dī. May Allah forgive him, his parents, and all Muslims.” This statement, or wording close to it with slight variations, was written on the title page of every volume.

In the middle of the page is the following:

“Note: Know that my method in this tafsīr is to mention, at each verse, whatever meanings occur to me. I do not consider the discussion of matters relating to earlier passages sufficient reason to omit those relating to later passages, for Allah has described this Book as ‘oft-repeated’: its reports, stories, rulings, and all beneficial subjects recur throughout it for profound wisdom. He has commanded that it be pondered in its entirety because this increases knowledge and understanding, rectifies one’s outward and inward states, and sets all affairs aright.”

Much of this volume is in the shaykh’s hand—may Allah have mercy upon him—except for the pages from page (36) to page (96), which are in a hand different from his. The beginning and end of the volume are the same as in the first copy.

Volume Two

“It is in the hand of Shaykh Alī al-Hasan al-Alī al-Hasan al-Buraykān. The beginning and end of the volume are the same as in the first copy, and Shaykh