Mahmud al-Alusi

Ibn Ḥumayd al-Najdī is recorded as having studied under Mahmud al-Alusi. The recorded working language is Arabic, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish. Residence is recorded at Baghdad and Istanbul. Positions recorded include mufti. Works named in the authority record are Rūḥ al-maʻānī fī tafsīr al-Qurʼān al-Karīm wa-al-Sabʻ al-mathānī, nashwat alshumul fi alsafar 'iilaa 'iislambul and Aǧwiba al-ʿIrāqiyya.

• Religion — Islam • Name — Abū al-Thanā’ Shihāb ad-Dīn Maḥmūd al-Ḥusaynī al-Ālūsī أبو الثناء شهاب الدين محمودالحسيني الآلوسي • Title — al-Ālūsī Al-Kabīr (The Grand Ālūsī) • Born — 10 December 1802 CE / 1217 AH • Birthplace — Baghdad, Baghdad Vilayet, Ottoman Empire • Died — 29 July 1854 CE / 1270 AH • Resting Place — Sheikh Marouf cemetery in Baghdad • Occupation — Islamic scholar, Mufti, religious teacher • Denomination — Sunni Islam • Jurisprudence — Hanafi / (Shafi'i influenced) • Creed — Maturidi • Notable Works — Ruh al-Ma'ani • Tariqa — Naqshbandi • Influences — * Abu Hanifa • Al-Shafi'i • Influenced — * Mahmud Shukri al-Alusi

He was born in Baghdad on the day of Jumu`ah, 14 Sha`ban 1217 AH (Friday, 10 December 1802). He was a prominent Baghdad scholar in the Ottoman Empire. Because some of his phrases resembled that of the Ahl al-Hadith and Salafis such Ibn Taymiyyah and Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, he was accused of supporting Wahhabism. This led to his dismissal in 1847. He sent his tafsir to the authorities in Istanbul as proof for his loyalty to the established Islamic tradition and the Ottoman Empire. ʿĀrif Hikmet Bey was impressed by al-Alusi's deep knowledge and advised him to consult Reşid Mehmed Pasha for his concern. Reşid Mehmed Pasha eventually assigned him as a member of the madrasa of the Mirjan Mosque and the position of a mufti. He died on 5 Dhul-Q'dah, 1270 AH (29 July 1854)

An exhaustive list of all his works far too long and thus difficult to compile. Indexes in the British Library and the below are a few examples: • Rūḥ al-Ma‘ānī fī Tafsīr al-Qur’ān al-‘Aẓīm wa-al-Sab‘ al-Mathānī (روح المعاني في تفسير القرآن العظيم والسبع المثاني) • Nashwat al-Shamūl fī al-Safar ilā Islāmbūl (نشوة الشمول في السفر إلى إسلامبول) • Nashwat al-Mudām fī al-‘Awd ilá Madīnat al-Salām (نشوة المدام في العود إلي مدينة السلام) • al-Ajwibah al-‘Irāqīyah ‘alá al-As’ilah al-Lāhūrīyah (الأجوبة العراقية على الأسئلة اللاهورية) • al-Ajwibah al-‘Irāqīyah ‘an al-As’ilah al-Īrānīyah (الأجوبة العراقية عن الأسئلة الإيرانية) • Ghra'b al-'Ightirab (غرائب الإغتراب) • Daqaiq al-Tafsir (دقائق التفسير) • Sharh Sullam al-Mantiq (شرح سلم المنطق) • al-Tiraz al-Mudh-hab Fi Sharh Qasydat al-Baz al-Ash-hab (الطراز المذهب في شرح قصيدة الباز الأشهب) • al-Maqamat al-Alousiya (المقامات الآلوسية)

The authorities additionally record the heading Maḥmūd ibn ʻAbd Allāh Ālūsī. His recorded languages were Arabic, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish. His recorded confession was Sunni Islam.