Since these intellectuals were influenced by the natural...

Since these intellectuals were influenced by the natural material science that is why they interpreted the ayats of Qur’an in the light of scientific research till the present time. According to some, angels were the power hidden in ones nature. Some experts of ethics, having a keen eye for ethics and morals have gone to such limits in interpreting the ayats of Qur’an that they have explained Shaitan to be Nafs-e-Ammara and they do not accept the existence of any such thing as Shaitan.

Sometimes it is also seen that some people interpret ayats (like: Go to Firon he has exceeded his self) in the way that it is not about a particular Firon. It is about anyone who goes against his conscience.[^7] These kinds of commentaries are Tafseer Bir Rayy because they are influenced by pre-conceived beliefs and the apparent of the ayats is ignored and some other meaning is derived from them.

The second meaning of Tafseer Bir Rayy is that the initial words of the ayat are followed (without considering the confirmed proofs and studying other ayats which are related on this topic).

For example an intellectual proof and ignoring other ayats which clearly negates that God has a physical body and by the apparent meanings of some ayats which are all metaphorical and that it should be proved that Allah has a body and for example it is said: 'The hands of Allah were on their hands' proves that Allah has hands, although doubtlessly here hands do not denote hands of Allah but it refers to the power of Allah.

The third meaning of Tafseer Bir Rayy is that regarding the tafseer of the Holy Qur’an apart from the Holy Qur’an some other source is referred. Apart from the ayats concerned with Islamic laws all the Qur’anic ayats can explain all the other ayats and regarding the Tafseer of the Holy Qur’an does not require the understanding of the and the Tabe'een ( of ).[^8] The compiler of Kashfuz Zunoon[^9] has mentioned five types of Tafseer Bir Rayy. Their basic points are the same as mentioned above.

Here it is necessary to mention the point that the different meanings related about Tafseer Bir Rayy are such that no one has ever said that Tafseer Bir Rayy according to the Holy Prophet (S) is Tafseer without reason so that we may object upon it and say: “He has mentioned this meaning so that people may not understand the Holy Qur’an and they may keep Qur’an like the Christian priests of the middle ages had kept Taurat and Injeel.