Part Six:

It begins with verse 187 of Surah al-Baqarah and ends partway through verse 216 of the same surah. It is evidently Part Five of this copy, with its first folio missing and its ending incomplete.

It opens:

“Abū Jafar, from his father, from al-Rabī, who said: Some people used to have sexual relations with their wives while observing devotional retreat, so Allah forbade them from doing so.”

It ends:

“Allah has favored those who strive with their wealth and lives over those who remain behind by one degree; and Allah has promised each the finest reward.”
[al-Nisā: 95]

“Had those who remained behind been neglecting an obligation, the worst outcome would have been theirs, not—”

It comprises 98 medium-format folios, with 22–27 lines per page.

Part Eight of the same copy:

280, Institute; 80/37, al-Qarawiyyīn Collection:

It begins with verse 254 of Surah al-Baqarah and ends with the end of the surah.

On the recto of its first folio:

“The eighth volume of Jāmi al-Bayān an Tawīl Āy al-Furqān (The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Criterion), authored by Abū Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarīr al-Tabarī—may Allah have mercy upon him.”

Beneath it is the same endowment inscription found in Volume Two, though the wording concerning the volume number differs. It reads:

“I wrote this on its eighth volume.”

To the left of the title:

“It comprises ten quires.”

It opens:

“In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Discussion of the interpretation of the words of Allah—majestic is His praise: ‘Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all.’”
[al-Baqarah: 255]

At its conclusion:

“End of the commentary on Surah al-Baqarah. Abundant praise be to Allah, Lord of all worlds, as befits Him. May Allah bless Muhammad and his family.”