15

Cf. pp. 1:lxxv and 89, above.

15a

Following the reading ittihad "oneness," one must assume an omission in the text, as indicated. However, the slight correction to ittihad would yield an acceptable meaning, "when they follow their (different) purposes, may lead to strife 

16

Cf. pp. 414 f., above.

17

Le., not universal.

18

Bi-mulabasatihi: C and D.

19

Walidahu "his parents": C and D; al-layl wa-n-nahar "night and day:" D. The latter form of the statement corresponds to the original verse by Ibrahim b. al-Mahdi, quoted in Ibn 'Abdrabbih, Iqd,I, 212.

20

Cf. p. 407, above.