Personal View
\r\nAny author might have a "personal view," that was developed by personal or social circumstances, but such a view has to be figured out, and its reasons have to be analyzed and assessed, to evaluate the differences and find out the outweighing interpretation. Tolerating different views does not mean necessarily that they are equally valid or convincing. It is the responsibility of and the challenge for the human intellect, in any time and place, to figure out the Quranic idea, according to the intellectual merits and capability on one side, and to the existing cultural and social circumstances on the other, since an interpretation of a Quranic text is not merely a linguistic or formal exercise. The Quran is a living guidance that continuously reveals new angles of interpretation according to the development of individual intelligence and social experience. It cannot be ambiguous or contradictory if it's ideas interact with the divine gift of the human mind. Prominent commentators on the Quran and the Sunna, and prominent theologians and jurists as well might have different interpretations, but each presented his argument for his view against others.
\r\nIbn Hazm (d. 1064) might provide a strong argument for a view that appeared different from many dominating others - Ibn Taymiya (d. 1328) might abandon a dominant opinion in his school - the Hanbali - and adopt one of another school for stronger evidence. This is the responsibility of the interpreter of the divine message: who should not accept the different "possible" interpretations as equal, but has to use the various linguistic, logical and historical methods to figure out what represents the proper meaning of the valid text, and to provide the evidence for such a result, even if other views have been existing for a long time or even dominating. The 'existence' of a view, and even the 'size' of its followers, cannot figure out the final word or the ultimate truth, but it is the 'evidence' that is the decisive factor in reaching the right interpretation, although other different views should be tolerated and discussed "in the most convincing and kindly manner".
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n "Muslim Women - The Family and The Society" - Fathi Osman