Pusat-pusat tafsir yang paling terkenal yang berkembang pada zaman ini ialah Makkah, Madinah, dan 'Iraq. Di Makkah, madrasah tafsir Ibnu 'Abbas menjadi yang paling menonjol. 'Abdullah ibnu 'Abbas dianggap sebagai ulama tafsir yang paling agung di kalangan para sahabat. Beliau meriwayatkan bahawa pada suatu ketika Nabi ﷺ memeluknya dan mendoakannya seperti 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,

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, ulama besar di kalangan para sahabat, dilaporkan telah dianugerahkan gelaran, “Tarjumaan al-Qur’aan,” 30 “Penterjemah al-Qur’aan.” Murid-murid paling terkenal Ibn ‘Abbas ialah Mujahid ibn Jabr, ‘Ikrimah (hamba yang telah dimerdekakan oleh Ibn ‘Abbas), 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, madrasah tafsir yang paling terkenal ialah madrasah Ubayy bin Ka‘b, yang dianggap oleh kebanyakan rakan sezamannya sebagai qari terbaik Al-Qur'an. Ubayy juga merupakan orang pertama yang dipilih oleh Nabi ﷺ untuk mencatat wahyu Al-Qur'an. Nabi ﷺ diriwayatkan telah 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,

dia bertanya sama ada Allah telah menyebut namanya, lalu Nabi (r) memberitahunya bahawa ya, dan Ubayy menangis.33 Murid-murid utama Ubayy ialah Zayd bin Aslam, Abu al-'Aaliyah, dan Muhammad bin Ka'b al-Qurathee.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 ‘Iraq, Ibn Mas‘ood mengetuai madrasah tafsir yang paling terkenal. ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood, orang keenam yang memeluk Islam,35 termasuk antara pembaca Al-Qur'an yang terbaik. 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 ramai murid Ibn Mas‘ood yang kemudiannya menjadi ulama dengan sendirinya ialah al-Hasan al-Basree, ‘Alqamah ibn Qays, Masrooq, al-Aswad ibn Yazeed, dan ‘Aamir ash-Sha‘bee.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