Criticism By Mufti Mudasir On Method Of Tafsir By Ghamidi Sahab
The words carry with them their cultural, historical and logical connotations and nuances. When context is emphasised all these are considered. Take the example of thief’s punishment. The word thief, as Ghamidi saheb indicated in his tafseer, is an adjective and adjective is used for something habitual or permanent. Thefore the punishment of chopping off hand is for a thief, not for every act of stealing. Therefore it has to be qualified by the judge whether the person is a THIEF or he it is an occasional theft. Hazrat Umar suspended the punishment in compliance with the spirit of the directive. Ghamidi saheb has made it clear that the witness of an educated or well informed women in the monetary matters should be equal to that of a man. Qur’an mentioned the reason for having two women in such matters that If the reason or cause is not there the directive is not implemented. In the instance of child marriage or limiting the minimum age of marriage, Qur’an doesn’t talk about it. It is the matter of application that one infers that Qur’an is in the favour of one’s point. But actually Qur’an doesn’t mention it. In the matters of applications the differences cannot be ruled out and it doesn’t nullify or weaken the principles.