Among those who joined the path of those who took from us our chain of transmission. And from whom I took his hand in our order. The author of this commentary is among those who show great respect for the Mahdi, as if he were one of the believers in him as the Mahdi. It benefits him to say: The Imam Al-Mahdi, may God be pleased with him, was keen on guiding people and the continuation of the word of truth. He made the ways of reasoning easy for people and authored books on doctrines to remove ambiguity and clarify issues for them. He would approach each group in their language, and each sect from their perspective, to the extent that I saw him have a doctrine in the Berber language and in the Masmudi language. And he remained so, may God be pleased with him, until the religious order became famous and the Hanifi religion became clear. May God reward him well for the Muslims, and make his efforts a stored provision for him in the hereafter and a remembrance among the righteous, by His grace and generosity. And despite the fact that this commentator belongs to Sufism, and is even the head of an order, as his aforementioned statement indicates, he conducted his commentary in the apparent manner, as he himself observed. His commentary is theological, showing precision and extensive knowledge of theological doctrines and sayings. Thirdly: In Africa: He is distinguished by his knowledge and has authored a well-known commentary on the doctrine of the Mahdi. His saying: "And it came in the introduction of this commentary: Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Khalil Al-Sakuni." Al-Durra Al-Mufrada: Ibn Al-Naqqash (189) Same source: (190) Professor Saad Gharab mentioned, due to his specialization in researching Al-Sakuni, that this is Ibn Abi Ali Omar Al-Sakuni (191), the author of 'Uyun Al-Munadharat. He was a mufti in Tunis in the first half of the eighth century, and it is likely that his death was in the year 9. He also suggested that this commentary might be authored by Abu Ali, based on a comparison (which seems unconvincing to us) between it and 'Uyun Al-Munadharat. See: Murshidat Ibn Tumart and what follows (121). And the introduction to the verification of 'Uyun Al-Munadharat: and what follows. There are two copies of it (192) in the Dar Al-Kutub in Tunis, numbers 11273 and 16953; and a copy in the library of Al-Qarawiyyin University in Fez, number 4035. And it states that the author is Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Khalil Al-Libli Al-Sakuni.