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Seventh: idea five — his writings

Seventh: idea five — his writings

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 return he settled at the Ghaznavid court and presented 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)": in geometry, arithmetic and astrology.
  • "Pharmacy (al-Ṣaydala)": a book on medicinal substances.
  • "The Compendium on Knowing Gems (al-Jawāhir)": on gems, plus a treatise on minerals.
  • "Vestiges Remaining from Past Centuries (al-Āthār al-Bāqiya ʿan al-Quṛūn al-Khāliya)": a great book published by the orientalist Sachau.
  • A treatise on dimensions and celestial bodies, dealing with the 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 to one 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 Canon and sent him three camels loaded with silver coin — and he returned them, saying that he served science for the sake of science.

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