GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TAFSIR PERIOD TO PERIOD

1. Tafsir in Nabi peiod
It is true that the Quran was revealed in Arabic language, but not a guarantee that all the Arabs understand the Quran itself, proved today found many books of different language support each other. Because an understanding cannot be used as a benchmark for understanding the Quran itself, the necessary expertise to explore more about the meanings of each paragraph contained.
The companions at that time did not change as the Arabs mostly, but what distinguishes that they can know the mysteries and purposes of kalam allah contained in al-Quran directly to Rasulullah shallallahu’alaihiwasallam.

2. Tafsir in The Companions Period
The commentary at the time companions cling on four things:
First, al-Quran usually referred to by the Quran tafsirul bil Quran, like the story of the prophet Adam and the devil, the one where god tells briefly and place the other gods to explain it clearly.
Second, Nabi Muhammad shallahualaihiwasallam. One of the roles Nabi Muhammad SAW self as explainer (albayyan) above all laws of Allah.
Third is Ijtihad. There are requirements ijtihad fi- tafsir according to the companions is: know all the secrets of Arabian language and all of device the language, know the habitual of Arabian, and know circumstances Arabian who Jews and Christians when the decline of al-Quran and the last is the strength of understanding. As for the latter criterion of some of the terms of ijtihad in the interpretation of the Quran is only possessed by those who are truly given the privilege gods. Companion Ibn Abbas R.A for example, ever prayed by the Prophet Muhammad SAW to be the commentators.
Fourth Scribes (Jews and Christians) who entered Islam and have good Islamic, it was because of al-Quran itself in some ways the same as taurat and injil, example about Qishoshul anbiya’ with his people in the past, the story of the birth Nabi Isa Ibnu Maryam AS with the miracle.
3. Tafsir Tabi’in Period
Tafsir in Tbi’in period is really different with the companions’ period because the Tabi’in took the tafsir from them. In this period appeared some madrasah for study of tafsir science:
a. Madrasah Makkah and madrasah ilmu Abbas who born the famous musaffir  like Mujahid bin Jabar, Said bin Jubair, Ikrimah Maula Ibnu Abbas, Towus Ibnu Kisan Al-Yamany and Atho’ bin Abi Robah.
b. Madrasah Madinah or Madrasah Ubay bin Ka’ab, which produced tafsir expert like Zais bin Aslam, Abul ‘Aliyah and Muhammad bin Ka’ab Al-Qurodli.
c. Madrasah Iraq or Madrasah Ibnu Mas’ud, between the students who famous are Alqomah bin Qois, Hasan al-Basry, qotadah bin Di’amah, As-Sadusy, ‘Amir Aya’bi, Al-Aswad ibnu Yazid, Marroh Al-Hamdany, Masruq ibnu al-ajza.

4. Tafsir in Accounting Period
Performed on five stages. First, prior to a formal, accounting interpretation is still being done by the method of transmission, then lowered his pupils. Both bookkeeping at the end of the Umayyad dynasty and the beginning of the Abbasid dynasty that still includes commentary into sub sections hadith that has been done before. Third, the separation of the interpretation of the hadith then recorded separately into a separate science. Fourth, bookkeeping sanad interpretation by summarizing and quoting the opinion of the scholars without mentioning the person. Fifth, bookkeeping interpretation are coloured with books translated from the outside so that the method of interpretation of Islam with reason more dominant compared to the method of transmission.

5. Tafsir in Modern period
Tafsir in modern period characterized by the emergence of the scientific mode of interpretation (science), literary and social. This is in accordance with the developments in the modern era.