al-Bayān on the Interpretation of the Verses of the Quran, composed by Abū Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn Jarīr al-Tabarī (may Allah have mercy on him). May Allah reward him, on behalf of those who seek knowledge after him, with the finest reward He grants anyone who institutes a good practice or guides others to a noble deed. May Allah bless our master Muhammad, the Chosen One, and his good and virtuous family.

The copying of this blessed book was completed on the seventeenth day of the sacred month of Muharram, at the beginning of 1140 AH after the Prophetic Hijra—upon its initiator be the finest blessings and peace. May Allah send blessings upon him and upon his family and Companions, and grant them abundant peace. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. End.”

[3 — A copy preserved in the Hagia Sophia Library under shelfmarks [186–190]]

It is a complete copy containing the entire work. It comprises five large-format volumes and closely resembles (T 2), seldom containing any additional material not found there.

The recto of the first folio of each volume bears the following:

Among the books he endowed in the edifice he built and raised …
for any servant who reads them and thereby gains;
asking him to remember the donor with goodness and mercy …
May Allah have mercy on all who possess goodness and mercy.
The humblest servant, Mustafa al-Ātif …
May Allah Most High suffice him on the Day when none shows compassion.

Beneath it is a seal bearing the inscription:

“Hājj Mustafa Ātif endowed this book on condition that it not be removed from his collection. 1156.”

Below it is the seal of the Hagia Sophia Library.

At the top is a table of contents for each volume, listing the names of the surahs it contains and their page numbers.

It was written in a fine naskh hand and is designated by the siglum (T 3).