Point 7 of 14 — Lesson 2: Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni by Dr Abdel Halim MansourQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
07Seventh: idea five — his writings
After his returnhe settled at the Ghaznavid courtandpresented to Sultan Masʿud a treatise on astronomy, "The Masʿudic Canon in Astronomy and the Stars (al-Qānūn al-Masʿūdī fī al-Hayʾa wa al-Nujūm)" — a huge book in three parts.
"Understanding the First Principles of the Art of Astrology (al-Tafahhum li-Awāʾil Ṣināʿat al-Tanjiim)": ingeometry, arithmetic and astrology.
"Pharmacy (al-Ṣaydala)": a book onmedicinal substances.
"The Compendium on Knowing Gems (al-Jawāhir)": on gems, plusa treatise on minerals.
"Vestiges Remaining from Past Centuries (al-Āthār al-Bāqiya ʿan al-Quṛūn al-Khāliya)": a great bookpublished by the orientalist Sachau.
A treatise on dimensions and celestial bodies, dealing withthe area of the earth, the distance of the moon from it, the diameter of the sun, the moon's shadow, and the distances and sizes of the planets.
His writings come toone hundred and eighty books and treatises; he wrote most of them in Arabic and was also fluent in Persian.
A stand that shows his indifference to worldly gain
The sultan wished to reward him for the Masʿudic Canonandsent him three camels loaded with silver coin — and hereturned them, saying that he served science for the sake of science.
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