Tafsir at-Tabari - Ibn Jarir At-Tabari - (المقدمة/73)

Tafsir at-TabariIbn Jarir At-Tabari

It begins with verse 20 of Surah Maryam and ends with the conclusion of Surah Tā Hā.

Its opening reads:

“He only sought to have his way with her. Moses narrated to us, saying …”

Its ending reads:

“End of the surah. The volume has been completed. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, for His help and beneficence. It will be followed, in Surah al-Anbiyāʾ—may Allah’s blessings be upon them—by the discussion of the interpretation of the words of Him whose praise is exalted:

‘The people’s reckoning has drawn near, yet they turn away in heedlessness.’
[al-Anbiyāʾ: 1].”

Part Thirty-Six of the same copy:

285, Institute;
80/37, al-Qarawiyyīn Collection.

It begins with the first verse of Surah Saba and ends with verse 27 of Surah al-Sāffāt.

Written on its first folio:

“The thirty-sixth volume of Jāmiʿ al-Bayān ʿan Taʾwīl Āy al-Furqān (The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Criterion), authored by Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Tabarī (may Allah have mercy on him).”

Above the title:

“From the words of Allah—Exalted be He—in the surahs Saba, Fātir, Yā Sīn, and al-Sāffāt, up to His words, Exalted be He:

‘They will say, “You used to come at us from the right.” (28) They will reply, “No! You were not believers.”’
[al-Sāffāt: 28, 29].”

Beneath it:

“Praise be to Allah. This volume was formerly held in the library of the mosque of the al-Khalafāwiyyīn School. It was then transferred to the library of the al-Qarawiyyīn Mosque so that it might be used there … Whoever alters or changes it, Allah will call him to account and question him.”

Its opening reads:

“In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Exegesis of Surah Saba. Discussion of the interpretation of His words—Exalted be He:

‘All praise is for Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.’
[Saba: 1].”

Its ending reads:

“The volume has been completed with praise of Allah and through His help. It will be followed, Allah willing, in the next volume by the discussion of the interpretation of His words—Exalted be He:

‘They will say, “You used to come at us from the right.” (28) They will reply, “No! You were not believers. (29) We had no authority over you; rather, you were a transgressing people.”’
[al-Sāffāt: 28–30].”

يبدأ بالآية ٢٠ من سورة مريم وينتهي بآخر سورة طه. أوله: إنما يريدها على نفسها حدثنا موسى قال .. وآخره: آخر السورة تم السفر والحمد لله رب العالمين على عونه وإحسانه يتلوه في سورة الأنبياء صلوات الله عليهم القول في تأويل قوله جل ثناؤه: ﴿اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ١] . الجزء السادس والثلاثون من النسخة نفسها: ٢٨٥ معهد، ٨٠/ ٣٧ خزانة القرويين: يبدأ بالآية الأولى من سورة سبأ وينتهي بالآية ٢٧ من سورة الصافات. وعلى الورقة الأولى منه: السفر السادس ثلاثين من كتاب جامع البيان عن تأويل آي الفرقان تأليف أبي جعفر محمد بن جرير بن يزيد الطبري (رحمه الله) . وفوق العنوان: من قول لله – Exalté soit-Il – سبأ وفاطر ويس والصافات إلى قوله تعالى: ﴿قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ (٢٨) قَالُوا بَلْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ [الصافات: ٢٨، ٢٩] . وتحته: الحمد لله هذا السفر كان في خزانة مسجد مدرسة الخلفاويين ثم نقل إلى خزانة جامع القرويين لينتفع به هنالك … ومن بدل أو غير فالله حسيبه وسائله. وأوله: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم تفسير سورة سبأ القول في تأويل قوله – Exalté soit-Il – : ﴿الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ﴾ [سبأ: ١] . وآخره: تم السفر بحمد الله وعونه يتلوه إن شاء الله في الذي يليه القول في تأويل قوله – Exalté soit-Il – : ﴿قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ (٢٨) قَالُوا بَلْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ (٢٩) وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ﴾ [الصافات: ٢٨ - ٣٠] .