Al Biruni’s Tarikh-ul-Hind
Al Biruni’s Tarikh-ul-Hind
•Al Biruni was a prominent
Muslim ideologist and one of the greatest intellectuals of the 11th Century.
He was a theologian, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, etc.
•He accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni on his
expedition to India. Besides, he travelled the land, studied the Sanskrit language, religion, and philosophy of Indians.
•He even translated
two Sanskrit works into Arabic.
•He wrote the classics account of the country and its people in Arabic, entitled “Tarikh-ul-Hind”
(An Enquiry into
India), which was later translated into Persian.
•It
dealt with the affairs of India when Sultan Mahmud Invaded to India.
•This work serves as
an important source of information on the socio-religious condition of India
during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni.
For full text
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5949073_002/ldpd_5949073_002.pdf
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