Vituo maarufu zaidi vya tafsiri vilivyoibuka katika kipindi hiki vilikuwa vile vya Makkah, Madinah, na ‘Iraq. Huko Makkah, shule ya tafsiri ya Ibn ‘Abbaas ndiyo iliyojulikana zaidi. ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas alichukuliwa kuwa mwanachuoni mkuu wa tafsiri miongoni mwa Maswahaba. Aliripoti kwamba siku moja Mtume (ﷺ) alimkumbatia na kumwombea dua kama ifuatavyo:

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,