AbstractThis paper aims to trace the history of the development of interpretation in the time of the Companions. This research uses a comparative-descriptive method with a qualitative approach. So it can be concluded that the development of the interpretation of the Companions period cannot be separated from the different conditions of the Companions in understanding the Qur'an. In addition, at that time there was also a division among the friends. The differences in understanding and division of the people have implications for the interpretation carried out. Differences in understanding do not have such a big impact, while the division of the ummah has a very big impact on interpretation. The division of the ummah which resulted in the em...