Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why Usuli Tafsir lacks contemporary application

“In the books of Usuli Tafsir, why is there not more emphasis on contemporary application?”

He answers at 45:51 in Study of The Quran · 1 min 10 sec

His answer, in his own words
45:51
main to yahi samajhta hoon. Maulana, in ka aik aur sawal hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke usooli tafseer ki kitabon mein contemporary application par ziyada zor kyun nahi diya gaya, is ke baray mein. haan, kon sa? usooli tafseer. usooli tafseer. usooli tafseer. haan ji. bhai, is ka ab is ka to bohat mushkil hai jawab dena. magar bazahir mera khayal yeh hai ke logon ne shan e nuzool ya asbab e nuzool ki riwayaton hi ko asal samajh liya. halankeh woh background bata di thi. yani jis ko kehte hain tafseer e ma'soor, usi ko asal samajh liya gaya.
46:34
bas jo shan e nuzool ki riwayaton mein hai, jo asbab e nuzool ki riwayaton mein hai, bas wohi asal hai tafseer ka maada. halankeh woh asal tafseer ka maada nahi tha. woh woh hum ko historical background batane ke liye tha. is se hum is ko le kar phir humein re-apply karna tha. yeh main samajhta hoon ke yeh zehan nahi bana logon ke andar. Maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai Danish Sahab ka, aur unhon ne likha hai: "Could you suggest a tafseer of Quran by a scholar which also addresses the issue that you raise today about Quran's interpretation in modern times?
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