Âlûsî commentary in terms of Qirâat science

The exact name of the commentary written by the Iraqi religious scholar, Şihâbuddîn Mahmud Âlûsî between, 1252-1267 is Rûhu'l-meʿânî fî tefsîri'l-Kurʾâni'l-ʿazîm ve's-sebi'l-mesânî. Âlûsî commentary is an important work in that it reflects the author's unique views, interpretations and perspectives on many issues related to the Qur'an One of the important issues that he exhibits in his commentary is undoubtedly the problem of qırâat. In this study, we investigated how Âlûsî handled the kırâat phenomenon within the framework of the interpretation of Rûhu'l-Me'ânî and how he evaluated different readings. The qırâat phenomenon that is of primary importance in terms of the correct interpretation of the curriculum and the verses of the Qur'an has been processed at the highest level in Rûhu'l-Me'ânî. The commentator benefited from shaz qırâat, which came through more than seven thousand ahads, in addition to the fiduciary kırâat system. Âlûsî commentary which contains the accumulation of qırâat in this quantity can be regarded as the encyclopedias of kırâat. Key words: Qırâat, Commentary, Rûhu'l-me'ânî, Âlûsî, Interpretation, Reading seven of the qırâat sciences, Reading ten of the qırâat sciences, Reader, Authentic, Shaz, al-Mushâf, İhticâc