No work is perfect. The modern reader of must approach it with awareness:

Volume 2 is where Al-Tabari’s legal genius shines. The longest surah in the Quran, Al-Baqarah, is often called the "Surah of Legislation." Al-Tabari dissects every command and prohibition with forensic precision.

This work is considered by many to be second only to the Qur'an itself as a sacred Islamic text, and it remains an indispensable reference for scholars of Islamic thought, history, and theology.