An exegetical tradition (tafsir) played an important role in Islamic religious outlook since the times of the early Muslims. Despite the complex changes in social, political and, to some extent, religious life in the Muslim countries during the colonial and post-colonial era, tafsir still represents the main trends of how the Qur’an is reflecting in the cultural context. In our study, which is based on the Arabic texts of the commentaries of XX-century authors (Rashid Ridha, Mustafa al-Maraghi, Said Hawwa, Muhammad al-Ghazali, ayatollah at-Tabatabai and others), we considered tafsir as a mirror, in which the modern Islamic culture shows its relation to the principles of Qur’an. A mutual influence of the modernity and Islamic religious tradition can be described as a complex system of values, which rooted in both Western and Eastern cultures. Comparing the modern Western understanding of the freedom of religion with the statements of contemporary exegetes, our study showed the inner evolution of tafsir and its evaluation of the new issues of public and private law.The research provides in-depth understanding of how the Islamic culture benefits through tafsir relations between modern law principles and Qu’anic teachings. We suppose that both traditional views as well as its modern interpretation supports a wide understanding of religious freedom and proposes a new solutions for the widespread problems of this field. Finally, the critical analysis of the text of the contemporary tafsirs gives us a great chance to enrich our cultural experience in a way of serving the humanity.