Also written on it are some sentences and lines of poetry, perhaps by someone who consulted this volume. Allah knows best.
Its opening reads:
“In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. May Allah bless the Prophet Muhammad and his family and grant them peace. Discussion of the interpretation of the words of Allah—glorious is His praise: ‘Eat of the good things We have provided for you’ …”
Its ending reads:
“This volume of The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Criterion is complete, by the praise and aid of Allah. May Allah bless His Prophet Muhammad and his virtuous family and grant them peace. It is followed by the discussion of the interpretation of the words of Allah—glorious is His praise: ‘O you who believe, do not say, “Rāʿinā,” but say, “Unzurnā”’
[al-Baqarah: 104]
…”
3—Two parts in three volumes of a manuscript preserved under the numbers
(53–55):
This manuscript covers the commentary from the latter portion of Surah al-Baqarah to the beginning of Surah al-Raʿd. It is an extremely poor copy, containing many omissions; its copyist’s eye frequently skipped passages, and—assuming the best of him—he often made mistakes when writing the Quranic verses. Nevertheless, it was collated because it is sometimes useful for establishing the precise wording of certain chains of transmission, and it was also used as supporting evidence in preferring some textual variants. It is designated by the siglum
(س).
Its first part,
53:
begins with verse 240 of Surah al-Baqarah and ends partway through verse 144 of Surah al-Nisā.
It is incomplete at both the beginning and the end.
Its opening reads:
“Discussion of the interpretation of His words: ‘Those of you who die and leave wives behind—a bequest …’
[al-Baqarah: 240]
…”
Its ending reads:
“The scholars of contextual evidence differed concerning the reason for which the words ‘better for you’
[al-Nisā: 170]
are in the accusative case. One of the Kufan grammarians said that ‘better’ is in the accusative as …”