Mahmud al-Alusi
Abū al-Thanā’ Shihāb ad-Dīn Maḥmūd al-Ḥusaynī al-Ālūsī أبو الثناء شهاب الدين محمودالحسيني الآلوسي | |
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| Title | al-Ālūsī Al-Kabīr (The Grand Ālūsī) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 10 December 1802 CE / 1217 AH |
| Died | 29 July 1854 CE / 1270 AH |
| Resting place | Sheikh Marouf cemetery in Baghdad |
| Notable work(s) | Ruh al-Ma'ani |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, Mufti, religious teacher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi/ (Shafi'i influenced) |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
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Abū al-Thanā’ Shihāb ad-Dīn Sayyid Maḥmūd ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Ālūsī al-Baghdādī (Arabic: أبو الثناء شهاب الدين سيد محمود بن عبد الله بن محمود الحسيني الآلوسي البغدادي; 10 December 1802 – 29 July 1854 CE) was an Iraqi Islamic scholar best known for writing Ruh al-Ma'ani, an exegesis (tafsir) of the Qur'an.