Part Five:

11466:

It comprises (243) folios. It begins with the commentary on verse (263) of Surat al-Baqarah and ends with the commentary on verse (103) of Surat Āl Imrān.

On the recto of its first folio is written:

The fifth part of The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Quran, authored by Shaykh and Imam Abū Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarīr al-Tabarī (may Allah have mercy on him). It contains, from the words of Allah Most High in Surat al-Baqarah:

“Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity”

to the end of the surah, and from Surat Āl Imrān through His words:

“Let there be among you a community that calls to goodness.”

[Āl Imrān: 104]

May Allah bless Muhammad.

The endowment formula is written beneath it.

The beginning of the part reads:

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. O Lord, assist me.

The discussion concerning the interpretation of His words:

“Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury…”

[al-Baqarah: 263]

Its closing reads:

The fifth part of The Book of Exposition has been completed, by the praise of Allah Most High, His aid, and His gracious granting of success. May Allah, through His favor, generosity, subtle kindness, and boundless mercy, assist in completing what follows. He is the One who grants this and has power over it.

It is followed in the sixth part, Allah Most High willing, by the discussion concerning the interpretation of His words:

“Let there be among you a community that calls to goodness, enjoins what is right, and forbids what is wrong. It is they who are successful.”

Its transcription was completed in Muharram, the sacred month of Allah, on the first day of the year 715 AH. May Allah, through His favor, generosity, and kindness, bring this year’s course and conclusion to pass in goodness and well-being for this servant, who stands in need of his Master’s mercy yet, through Him, needs none besides Him: Alī ibn Muhammad ibn Abbād ibn Abd al-Samad ibn Sālih al-Dandīlī al-Shāfiī. May Allah forgive him, his parents, the owner of this book, and whoever reads it and supplicates for them