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Sixth: idea four — his life and his journeys

Sixth: idea four — his life and his journeys

Point 6 of 14 — Lesson 2: Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni by Dr Abdel Halim MansourQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)

06Sixth: idea four — his life and his journeys

  • He is Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad, born in a suburb of Khwarazm in 362 AH.
  • He visited the Arab capitals and lived in India for a long time.
  • He died in 440 AH, after some eighty years filled with research, writing and study.
  • He did not confine himself to the natural and mathematical sciences; he also wrote in history, geography, astronomy and trigonometry.

His journey to India

  • He spent forty years in India, during which he investigated its reports, its legends, its customs, its morals and its dress.
  • The result was his book "Establishing What India Holds of Sayings Acceptable to Reason or Rejected (Taḥqīq mā li-l-Hind min Maqūla)".
  • Critics agree it is among the best references for knowing the news of the Eastern peoples and their ways of living.
  • He drew the greatest benefit from his journey: he studied the Greek sciences and mastered the Indian sciences.

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