India (Al-Biruni)
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| Author | Al-Biruni |
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| Original title | A Critical Study of Indian Doctrines, Whether Rationally Acceptable or Rejected (تحقيق ما للهند من مقولة مقبولة في العقل أو مرذولة); Kitab al-Bīrūnī fī Taḥqīq mā li-al-Hind |
| Translator | Eduard Sachau |
| Language | Arabic |
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Al-Biruni's India (Arabic: تحقيق ما للهند من مقولة مقبولة في العقل أو مرذولة, romanized: Taḥqīq mā li-l-hind min maqūla maqbūla fī l-ʿaql aw mardhūla, lit. 'A Critical Study of Indian Doctrines, Whether Rationally Acceptable or Not'), also known by the shortened title Kitab al-Hind, is a book written by Persian polymath Al-Biruni about history, religions, and cultures of India. It was described by the Islamic scholar Annemarie Schimmel as the first objective book on the history of religion. The book was translated into German and afterward to English by Eduard Sachau.