Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Darulfunun Ilahiyat, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.1-29, 2025 (Scopus)
Salafism, which typically emerges during periods when Islamic societies undergo political and social upheavals, is considered a paradigm of crisis periods because of its characteristics. In the crisis atmosphere prevalent in various regions of the Islamic world during the 18th and 19th centuries, Salafi thought experienced a resurgence, including in Iraq. Many studies claim that during the process of establishing influence in Iraq, Salafism, one of Baghdad’s prominent scholarly families, the Alusi family, played significant roles. However, upon examining these studies, it was observed that the role played by the Alusi family is limited to certain narratives and specific events. This study aims to elucidate the origins and extent of the Alusi family’s relationship with Salafism and determine its contribution to the development of this movement in Iraq. This study also addresses which faction of Salafism the Alusi family was associated with and which members of the family this attribute encompassed. Additionally, the extent to which the Alusi family embraced and developed the attitudes and ideas that characterised Salafism in the 19th century is one of the focal points of this study. This study compares the ideas and views of the members of the Alusi family with those of the Salafist movement and concludes that a uniform understanding of Salafism was not adopted among Alusi family members.