Al-Biruni - Wikipedia
WEBBiruni is widely considered to be one of the most important Muslim authorities on the history of religion. [41] He is known as a pioneer in the field of comparative religion in his study of, among other creeds, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and …
Al-Bīrūnī | Persian Scholar, Astronomer, Mathematician
WEBApr 12, 2024 · al-Bīrūnī (born Sept. 4, 973 ce, Khwārezm, Khorāsān [now in Uzbekistan]—died c. 1052, Ghazna [now Ghaznī, Afg.) was a Muslim astronomer, mathematician, ethnographist, anthropologist, historian, and geographer. Al-Bīrūnī lived during a period of unusual political turmoil in the eastern Islamic world. He served more …
Al-Biruni - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBAl-Biruni. Abū al-Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī' [n 1] (born 5 September 973 in Kath, Khwarezm, died in the year 13 December 1048 in Ghazni ), [1] known as Alberonius in Latin and Al-Biruni in English, [2] was a Persian [3] - Chorasmian [4] [5] Muslim scholar and polymath of the 11th century.
Al-Biruni (973 - 1048) - Biography - MacTutor History of …
WEBQuick Info. Born. 15 September 0973. Kath, Khwarazm (now Kara-Kalpakskaya, Uzbekistan) Died. 13 December 1048. Ghazna (now Ghazni, Afganistan) Summary. Al-Biruni is one of the major figures of Islamic mathematics. He contributed to astronomy, mathematics, physics, medicine and history. View seven larger pictures. Biography.
The Science of Al-Biruni - Muslim HeritageMuslim Heritage
WEBAug 1, 2018 · Αl-Biruni was an astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, studying physics and natural sciences too. He was the first able to obtain a simple formula for measuring the Earth’s radius. Moreover, he thought possible the Earth to revolve around the Sun and developed the idea the geological eras succeed one another [3].
Al-Biruni - Wikiwand
WEBAbu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, known as al-Biruni, was a Khwarazmian Iranian scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been called variously the "founder of Indology", "Father of Comparative Religion", "Father of modern geodesy", and the first anthropologist.
Meet Islam's Da Vinci: Al-Biruni, father of geodesy, anthropology, …
WEBNov 27, 2020 · A historian, astronomer, botanist, pharmacologist, geologist, poet, philosopher, mathematician, geographer, and humanist, he revolutionized several fields and made important contributions, writing...
Abu Rayhan Al- Biruni | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 29, 2018 · Al-Bīrūnī (or Bērūnī), Abū Rayḥān (or Abu’l-Rayḥān) Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad. ( b. Khwārazm [now Kara-Kalpakskaya A. S.S.R.], 4 September 973; d. Gbazna [?] [now Gbazni, Afghanistan], after 1050) astronomy, mathematics, geography, history. Bīrūnī was born and grew up in the region south of the Aral Sea, known in ancient and …
BĪRŪNĪ, ABŪ RAYḤĀN – Encyclopaedia Iranica
WEBDec 15, 1989 · BĪRŪNĪ, ABŪ RAYḤĀN – Encyclopaedia Iranica. BĪRŪNĪ, ABŪ RAYḤĀN MOḤAMMAD b. Aḥmad (362/973- after 442/1050), scholar and polymath of the period of the late Samanids and early Ghaznavids and one of the two greatest intellectual figures of his time in the eastern lands of the Muslim world, the other being Ebn Sīnā ( Avicenna ). …
Alberuni's India - Wikipedia
WEBIndiology. History. Alberuni's India ( Arabic: تحقيق ما للهند من مقولة مقبولة في العقل أو مرذولة, Taḥqīq mā li-l-hind min maqūla maqbūla fī l-ʿaql aw mardhūla, meaning: A Critical Study of Indian Doctrines, Whether Rationally Acceptable or Not) is a …
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