Pusat-pusat tafsir yang paling terkenal yang berkembang pada masa ini adalah Makkah, Madinah, dan 'Iraq. Di Makkah, mazhab tafsir Ibnu 'Abbas menjadi yang paling menonjol. 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas dianggap sebagai ahli tafsir terbesar di kalangan para sahabat. Ia meriwayatkan bahwa suatu ketika Nabi ﷺ memeluknya dan mendoakannya sebagai berikut,

The most notable centers of tafseer which evolved during this period were those of Makkah, Madeenah, and ‘Iraaq. In Makkah, the tafseer school of Ibn ‘Abbaas became the most prominent. ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas was considered to be the greatest tafseer scholar among the sahaabah. He reported that once the Prophet ( ﷺ) hugged him and prayed for him as follows,

‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood, sahabat besar yang sangat berilmu, diriwayatkan telah diberi gelar “Tarjumaan al-Qur’aan,” 30 “Penerjemah al-Qur’aan.” Murid-murid Ibnu ‘Abbaas yang paling terkenal adalah Mujaahid ibn Jabr, ‘Ikrimah (budak yang telah dimerdekakan oleh Ibnu ‘Abbaas), Sa‘eed ibn Jubayr, Taawoos ibn Keesaan al-Yamaanee, dan ‘Ataa ibn Abee Rabaah.31

‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood, the great scholar among the sahaabah, was reported to have conferred on him the title, “Tarjumaan al-Qur’aan,” 30 “Translator of the Qur’aan.” The most famous students of Ibn ‘Abbaas were Mujaahid ibn Jabr, ‘Ikrimah (the freed slave of Ibn ‘Abbaas), Sa‘eed ibn Jubayr, Taawoos ibn Keesaan al-Yamaanee, and ‘Ataa ibn Abee Rabaah.31

Di Madinah, mazhab tafsir yang paling terkenal adalah mazhab Ubayy bin Ka‘b, yang oleh kebanyakan orang sezamannya dianggap sebagai qari Al-Qur’an terbaik. Ubayy juga adalah orang pertama yang dipilih oleh Nabi ﷺ untuk mencatat wahyu Al-Qur’an.32 Nabi ﷺ diriwayatkan pernah bersabda kepadanya,

In Madeenah, the most noted school of tafseer was that of Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, who was considered by most of his contemporaries as the top reciter of the Qur’aan. Ubayy was also the first person chosen by the Prophet (r) to record the revelation of the Qur’aan.32 The Prophet (r) was reported to have said to him,

ia bertanya apakah Allah telah menyebut namanya, lalu Nabi ﷺ menjawab bahwa ya, dan Ubayy pun menangis.33 Murid-murid Ubayy yang paling terkenal adalah Zayd ibn Aslam, Abu al-‘Aaliyah, dan Muhammad ibn Ka‘b al-Qurazhi.34

asked if Allaah had mentioned him by name, the Prophet (r) told him yes, and Ubayy cried.33 Ubayy’s most notable students were Zayd ibn Aslam, Aboo al ‘Aaliyah, and Muhammad ibn Ka‘b al-Qurathee.34

Di ‘Iraaq, Ibnu Mas‘ud memimpin mazhab tafsir yang paling terkemuka. ‘Abdullaah bin Mas‘ud, orang keenam yang memeluk Islam,35 termasuk di antara para qari Al-Qur’an terkemuka. Nabi ﷺ sendiri memuji bacaannya dengan bersabda,

In ‘Iraaq, Ibn Mas‘ood headed the most prominent school of tafseer. ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood, the sixth person to enter Islaam,35 was among the top reciters of the Qur’aan. The Prophet (r) himself praised his recitation saying,

Di antara banyak murid Ibnu Mas‘ud yang kemudian menjadi ulama tersendiri adalah al-Hasan al-Basri, ‘Alqamah bin Qays, Masruq, al-Aswad bin Yazid, dan ‘Amir asy-Sya‘bi.38

Among the many students of Ibn Mas‘ood who later became scholars in their own right were al-Hasan al-Basree, ‘Alqamah ibn Qays, Masrooq, al-Aswad ibn Yazeed, and ‘Aamir ash-Sha‘bee.38