Then, I started a Tafsir research which categorizes verses into particular sections and splits them into main-sections and sub-sections by following the footnote styles as an academic endeavour.
However, if we write a Tafsir, which only cites any other tafsir, then we would not be treating Qur’an with respect and fulfil our responsibility. “I realized during this research, Qur’an is not a book that can be kept at bay by only reading its translation. Then he explained his experience while he has been writing this tafsir. I am writing a Tafsir of Qur’an in the order that it was revealed.” Maybe partly due to being an academic, and partly due to the courage generated by having read tens maybe hundreds of tafsirs, I began to write a Tafsir of Qur’an five year ago. In this regard, through the major sections of Narrative Tafsirs and Wisdom Tafsirs in the History of Tafsir, I hold the belief that Qur’an could be understood better with a new style, which is not condemned to these sections but nourished by these. Okuyan went on his speech as follows: “I believed that we need to adopt a methodology to understand Qur’an in a more proper way, to get closer with Qur’an, and to speak about Qur’an. Then, I promised to myself that I will not have my own ideas notarized by Qur’an, but I will make what Qur’an says my own idea”. If it does not fit, then you gloss the verse and make it your object. You make a decision and then you look for a verse that supports this decision. After reflecting upon verses, I realized that “my interpretations might be far-fetched”, and one morning I said to myself: “This is not working! The book of God is not your notary.
Okuyan began his speech by briefly summarising his background and explained his working style by these words: “I was using verses of Qur’an as a motive to support my interpretations. There were academics from various fields and also some notable guests in the conference on “The Difficulties of Tafsir”. The speaker of the conference, which was held on 4 December 2015 at KURAMER, was Professor Mehmet Okuyan, who is a member of staff at 19 Mayis University Divinity Faculty Tafsir Department. Differences Between Uthman's Six Official Mushafs.Differences Between Master Copies of Uthman's Manuscript and the Extant Manuscripts Attributed to Him.