“This was read through by the poor servant in need of Him—glory be to Him—Muhammad ibn Mahmūd ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Jazā’irī al-Hanafī. May He pardon them through His grace and generosity. He completed it on 2 Rabī al-Awwal 1239 AH. May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family.”

Part Seven:

11468:

It comprises (246) folios and covers verse (31) of Surat al-Nisā through verse (158) of the same surah.

On the recto of its first folio is written:

The seventh 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-Nisā:

“If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden to commit”

[al-Nisā: 31]

through His words:

“Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.”

[al-Nisā: 158]

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:

“If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden to commit…”

Its closing reads:

It is followed at the beginning of the eighth part, Allah Most High willing, by the discussion concerning the interpretation of His words:

“There is none among the People of the Book who will not believe in him before his death.”

[al-Nisā: 159]

Its transcription was completed in Rabī al-Awwal 715 AH. May Allah forgive its author, its owner, its copyist, those who read it and pray that they receive forgiveness, the pleasure of Allah Most High, and Paradise, and all Muslims. Amen, Lord of the worlds.