Ushbu davrda vujudga kelgan tafsir markazlarining eng mashhurlari Makka, Madina va Iroq markazlari edi. Makkada Ibn Abbos tafsir maktabi eng ustun bo'ldi. Abdulloh ibn Abbos sahobalar orasida eng buyuk tafsir olimi hisoblangan. U rivoyat qilishicha, bir safar Payg'ambar ﷺ uni quchoqlab, unga quyidagicha duo qilgan:

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,

Sahobalar orasidagi buyuk olim ‘Abdulloh ibn Mas‘ud ga “Tarjumon al-Qur’on” — “Qur’on tarjimoni” unvoni berilgani rivoyat qilinadi. Ibn ‘Abbosning eng mashhur shogirdlari Mujohid ibn Jabr, ‘Ikrima (Ibn ‘Abbosning ozod qilingan qulli), Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, Tovus ibn Keysan al-Yamaniy va ‘Ato ibn Abu Rabbo edilar.