The first was written by Umar al-Wirani (10th - 11th century H.), and is entitled al-Musarrih. A large Hashiyah on this commentary was written by his student Yusuf al-Musabi (d. 1187 H.).302 Another commentary on al-Nuniyah was written by Abu al-Abbas Umar b. Ramadan al-Talati and summarised by Abd al-Aziz b. Ibrahim al-Musabi (d. 1223 H./1808 A.D.) bearing the title al-Nur.303

On the Diyanat of Abu Sakin Amir al-Shammakhi, two commentaries were written. One was commenced by Abu Muhammad Abdullah b. Said al-Sadwikshi (d. 1056 H.) and completed by Yusuf al-Musabi.304 The other was written by Umar al-Talati in 1179 H. and lithographed in Cairo in 1304 H.

The super commentaries written during this late period covered also some of the extensive early works. Among these super commentaries, two were written by Muhammad b. Amr Abu Sittah,305 namely: (i) Hashiyah Ala Sharh al-Jahalat; (ii) Hashiyah Ala al-Sualat. A further contribution in this line was made by al-Qutb Muhammad b. Yusuf Atfaiyish in his Tafasir on the Qur'an; Himyan al-zad ila dar al-maad, and taysir al-tafsir in which he vindicates Ibadhi views and defends their beliefs,306 and also in his large commentary on the Diwan of Abu Bakr Ahmad b. al-Nazr al-Omani.307

From the afore-going survey of the Ibadhi works in the field of theology in the period starting from first half of the eighth century up to the beginning of the present century H. it is clear that the major works written during this period were either Shuruh or Hawashi (commentaries) on earlier works. The only exception is K. Ma’alim al-din of Abd al-Aziz al-Thamini al-Musabi which does not fall into either category.308

Another line taken by later Ibadhi writings in theology was directed against Sunni attacks on the Ibadhi school. In their three communities of North Africa, Mzab, Jerba Island, and Jabal Nufusah, Ibadhis faced literary attackers on their faith and beliefs by Sunni opponents during the Ottoman rule.

Where Jabal Nufusah was concerned, three rejoinders were written in reply to accusations, attacks and questions of Sunnis from Gharian and Ghadamas. The first one was written by the famous Ibadhi historian Ahmad b. Said al-Shammakhi in reply to a treatise written by Sulah b. Ibrahim al-Ghadamsi.309 In the introduction to his treatise Sulah al-Ghadamsi stated that he wrote it as a rejoinder to certain 'papers' (awraq) which reached him from some Wahbi Ibadhis containing views which he found himself constrained to refute.310 He also mentioned that the Ibadhi writer indicated fifteen points on which Ibadhis differed from Sunnis.311 However, those points were condensed to nine by Sulah, and he discussed them all giving the Sunni views on each and refuting what he considers to be the wrong views of the Ibadhis.