Quraanic Exegesis, Dought &clear, - * Is there a difference between modern tafseer of the Qur’aan and ancient tafseer?

Are there differences in the interpretation of the Qur'an and in
related ceremonies between the early time of the islam (up to the
Umayyads) and today ?
Are there differences in the interpretation of the Qur'an and in
related ceremonies between the early time of the islam (up to the
Umayyads) and today ?
Praise be to Allaah.
If what is meant in the question is the tafseer of the Qur'aan during
the Umawi (Umayyad) period at the time of the righteous salaf
(predecessors) of the Taabi'een and the successive generation, and the
lesser Sahaabah, the compilation (of tafseer) in written form was not
widespread at that time, compared to later times. It is mostly limited
to reports which are known as al-tafseer al-athari (reports quoting
the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
and the Sahaabah). Then the scholars adopted other appraoches in
tafseer and followed a number of trends, some of which were
praiseworthy and acceptable, and others were to be rejected. In more
recent times, this reliance on their own opinions and understanding
was taken even further, and theories and variables which have no place
in tafseer were forcibly introduced. It reached the point where it may
be said of some tafseers that they contain everything except tafseer.
Examples of this in mediaeval tafseers includeTafseer al-Raazi, and in
modern tafseers,Tafseer al-Jawaahir.
One of the good references on this isIttijaahaat al-Tafseer fi'l-Qarn
al-Raabi' 'asharby Shaykh Fahd al-Roomi
Written by Shaykh 'Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr