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[quote]Quote: The word “Zikr” has been used here for the Holy Qur’ân as has been used in the verse 15:9 and it has been made clear that the people can only benefit from its guidance when they are led by the explanations of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).

Reply: The statement of Maulana is very much in line with the traditionalist point of view. This is basically representing the 'Tafseer Bil Riwayah' school. Here, if you notice, because Quran is claimed to be the subject of trained scholars only - it hence becomes unaccessible for the common i.e. the common man can only access it through trained scholars (and the implicit hint is: those scholars only who belong to the traditional school). This view provides the basis for Taqleed (blind followership). So if one is believing in this, one has to be a Muqallid as well.

However, if you look at the viewpoint of people like Maulana Maududi, their approach of translating and explaining Quran in simple accessible language, makes it possible for the common man to understand the message Quran is presenting. For reference, please have a look at the 'Muqaddama' Maududi Sb has written at the start of Tafheem-ul-Quran. Here the premise is totally different, according to this alternate view, although a common man may not be equipped with the academic tools to analyze Quran, but the message in it is fairly simple and easy to grasp for him/her. So much so that a common man can also, based on his basic reasoning skills can compare and evaluate two differing scholarly views of Quran and Sunnah.

Quote: Now, if everyone, in every age is in need of the prophetic explanation, without which they cannot fully benefit from the Holy Book, how would it be useful for them to preserve the Qur’ânic text and leave its prophetic explanation at the mercy of distorters, extending to it no type of protection whatsoever