Abu al-Thana' Shihabuldin Mahmoud Al-Husaini Al-Alousi أبو الثناء شهاب الدين محمودالحسيني الآلوسي |
|
---|---|
Title | Al-Alousi Al-Kabir (The Grand Alousi) |
Born | 10 December 1802 Baghdad, Baghdad Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 29 July 1854 |
Ethnicity | Iraqi |
Occupation | Islamic scholar, Mufti, Teacher, Writer |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Notable work(s) | Ruh al-Ma`ani |
Aboo ath-Thanā’ Shihāb-ud-Deen Sayyid Maḥmood 'Ibn ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Āloosee al-Baghdādee al-Hanāfee (Arabic: أبو الثناء شهاب الدين سيد محمود بن عبد الله بن محمود الحسيني الآلوسي البغدادي; 10 December 1802 – 29 July 1854) was an Iraqi Islamic scholar best known for writing Ruh al-Ma`ani, a tafsir (exegesis) of the Qur'an.
He was born in Baghdad on the day of Jumu`ah, 14 Sha`ban 1217 AH (Friday, 10 December 1802). He died on 5 Dhul-Q'dah, 1270 AH (29 July, 1854)
An exhaustive list of all his works far to long and thus difficult to compile. Indexes in the British Library and the Below are a few examples:
Left a legacy of five sons: , Sayid Sa'd Abdulbaqi Al-Alousi, , Sayid Mohammad Hamid Afandi and