The Quran in the era of Uthman bin Affan, may Allah be pleased with him:

And Uthman bin Affan copied...

- may Allah be pleased with him - several copies

of that compiled codex,

and sent them to the horizons

so that benefit might be gained from these specific codices

and reference made to them, and no other arrangement besides their arrangement is referred to.

The opening of the surahs and their conclusion upon the manner of the decrees of the kings:

And since the style of the surahs completely suits the style of the decrees of kings and sultans,

it has been observed in the beginning and ending of the surahs the method of sultanic letters and decrees.

[Diversity of the opening of the surahs and their contents:]

For just as some letters begin with the praise of Allah - Exalted is He - and extolling Him,

and some of them with the statement of the intended purpose,

and some of them with the statement of the name of the sender and the recipient,

and some of them are small letters and missives changing address and preamble,

and some letters are lengthy and others concise,

similarly the Lord - Blessed and Exalted is He - opened some surahs with His praise and glorification,

and some of them with the statement of the purpose of revelation,

as He - Exalted is He - said:

- {That is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for the righteous}

- {A surah which We have sent down and made [its provisions] obligatory} the ayah.