, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, who guided us to this; we would never have been guided had Allah not guided us.”

To its left is an ownership inscription:

“This came into the possession of the servant in need of Allah Most High, Mahmūd ibn al-Ābidīn ibn Saʿīd al-Mutawallī al-Shāmī al-Makkī al-Madanī. May Allah pardon them both.”

Beneath it is another ownership inscription:

“It then came into the possession of the servant Ahmad ibn Abī Bakr, while serving as judge in Mecca the Honored. May He forgive them both.”

It was written in an ordinary naskh hand, with 45 lines to each page.

Its first volume:

169:

It begins at the beginning of the book and ends with verse 10 of Surat al-Nisāʾ.

On the recto of its first folio is written:

“The first volume of the tafsīr of the eminent scholar Ibn Jarīr al-Tabarī—may Allah Most High have mercy upon him.”

It begins:

“In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. This was read before Abū Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn Jarīr al-Tabarī in the year 306.”

It ends:

“This is the end, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) knows best. The first volume of the tafsīr of the singular imam, learned and virtuous scholar Ibn Jarīr al-Tabarī has been completed. May Allah benefit us through his blessings and bestow anew upon us and the Muslims the blessings of his righteous supplications, by virtue of the standing of our master Muhammad and his family. Amen. There is neither might nor power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. May Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family, and his Companions, and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment.”

The volume consists of 494 large-format folios.

The second volume of the same copy:

170:

It begins with verse 11 of Surat al-Nisāʾ and ends at the conclusion of Surat Hūd.