Surah al-Jinn through Surah al-Insān.
It begins:
“the seven heavens and the earth with justice and equity. ‘And He fashioned you’ [al-Taghābun: 3], meaning that He formed you; ‘and perfected your forms,’ meaning that He made your forms beautiful.”
It ends:
“Discussion of the interpretation of His words (Mighty and Majestic):
‘Indeed, We guided him to the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful. (3) Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a blazing Fire.’
[al-Insān: 3–4]”
It comprises 131 medium-format folios, with 16 lines to a page.
A fragment from the same copy:
296, Institute;
40/791, al-Qarawiyyīn Collection.
It contains Surahs al-Fajr, al-Balad, and al-Shams, part of Surah al-Layl, and a portion from the beginning of Surah Quraysh.
The recto of its first folio bears the following:
“Praise be to Allah. This volume was kept in the library of the mosque of al-Khalfāwiyyīn Madrasa and was transferred to the library of al-Qarawiyyīn Mosque so that it might be of benefit there, Allah willing.”
It begins:
“In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Exegesis of Surah al-Fajr. Discussion of the interpretation of His words (Mighty and Majestic):
‘By the dawn, (1) and by the ten nights, (2) and by the even and the odd…’
[al-Fajr: 1–3]”
There are several lacunae at its end. The extant text concludes with the words:
“Had His words, ‘for the accustomed security of Quraysh,’ been connected to His words, ‘and made them like eaten straw,’ then ‘Have you not seen’ would not have been—”
It comprises 53 medium-format folios, with 16 lines to a page.
Second: The General Library in Rabat:
A separate volume of the exegesis is preserved at the General Library in Rabat under shelfmark (299 ق). A photographic copy thereof is held by the Institute of Manuscripts under shelfmark (76). It begins at the beginning of the book and ends