His book tahquiqehind is a very valuable source of information of economic, political, religious and social conditions prevailing in contemporary india. The offered writing is an urdu version of the arabic text. Kitab ul hind urdu by abu rehan al bairooni pdf the. Best history books nonfiction, memoirs by women, microhistory.
Alberunis india abridged norton library by albiruni. He was the first prominent muslim indologist was one of the greatest intellectuals of the eleventh century. Arabic not yet supported, an automatic adhoc transcription in brackets is used. Click download or read online button to get surya siddhanta book now. When al biruni was born in 973 m, persian civilization was in full efflorescence. 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The legendary greek figure orpheus was said to have possessed magical powers capable of moving all living and inanimate things through the sound of his lyre and voice. The salient features of indian society as mentioned by alberuni in kitab alhind. His original name was abu rehan muhammad bin ahmed.
Abu rayhan beruni or alberonius latin was a persian scholar and polymath of the 11th century. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. It was a major breakthrough when it was written 1,000 years ago by a central asian polymath alberuni. He came to india in the wartrain of mahmud and lived here for many years. Alberuni s india abridged norton library by albiruni 19930501 paperback january 1, 1800 4. One thing we might note is the prominence of mercury. The literary source includes literature of vedic, sanskrit, pali, prakrit, and other literature along with other foreign accounts. Al bairooni wrote a book with the title of kitab ul hind.
Computational methods, algorithms, and the future of the field gibson et al. John keay is an english writer and writer represent considerable authority in composing prevalent histories about india, frequently with a specific spotlight on their colonization and investigation by europeans. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Many of you responded with some wonderful suggestions.
The paper presents few significant points which are relevant for various issues concerning india in past. Talebooks has about 100 free works in its history genre available for free download in pdf without registration. Translated and annotated by orientalist edward sachau 18451930, this 18878 twovolume work is the account by muslim polymath and traveller alberuni 9731048 of indian political and social life in the medieval period. Al biruni seems that he was concern science deeply relevant to. His book tahquiqehind is a very valuable source of information of economic, political, religious and social conditions prevailing in contemporary. Another of his books, kit a b altafhim deals with cosmog raphy, astronomical, and geographical topics israuddin, 1979. A few days ago we asked everyone on our facebook and twitter pages to recommend a book on indian history. A sacred geography is the culmination of more than a decades work from the renowned harvard scholar diana. Abu alrayhan muhammad ibn ahmad albiruni n 1 45 september 973 december 1048, known as albiruni in english, 3 was a persian 4 5 6 muslim scholar and polymath from the khwarezm region albiruni is regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the medieval islamic era and was well versed in physics, mathematics, astronomy, and natural sciences, and also. Then he wrote them and made the world aware of these artsmen. You will see prices listed for each of the books, but that is for hard copy. Albiruni wrote an encyclopedic work on india called ta.
Biruni wrote most of his works in arabic, as the scientific language of his age, however, his persian version of the altafhim 55 is one of the most important of the early works of science in the persian languageand is a rich source for persian. Allama abu rehan al bairooni was a great scholar of islam and a prominent historian. A spiritual history of the worlds most religiously complex and diverse society, from one of harvards most respected scholars. Ramsay wrights translation of albirunis book of instruction in the elements of the art of astrology london, 1934. I n our quest to know what books to read to get a better understanding of indias history, we turned to you, our readers.
We also received many emails suggesting books we had never heard of. Albiruni lived during a period of unusual political turmoil in the eastern islamic world. Sparavigna the science of albiruni dec 20 3 figure 1 albirunis method to measure the radius of the earth, from ref. He accompanied mahmud in his conquests to south asia. Mahendra a son of the lord and disciple published by san francisco vedanta society, san francisco 1912. Social histories of just one thing, best nonfiction war books, foodrelate. Abu rehan alberuni is ranked among the greatest muslim scientists. Albiruni, muslim astronomer, mathematician, ethnographist, anthropologist, historian, and geographer. An account of the religion, philosophy, literature, geography, chronology, astronomy, customs, laws and. The great indian history books you must read gkwala. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services.
Abu rehn alberuni whose real name was mohammad bin ahmad was a famous historian, mathematician, philosopher, poet and scholar of the court of mahmud ghaznavi. Bas hamare iss page par aapki talash albiruni hindi pdf books free download ke liye khtam ho jayegi. Sachau pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad it was in 1017 ad, at the behest of sultan muhmud of persia, alberuni, aka albiruni, travelled to india to learn about the hindus, and to discuss with them questions of religion, science, and literature, and the very basis of their civilisation. Biography of alberuni 389 words your article library. An account of the religion, philosophy, literature, geography, chronology, astronomy, customs, laws and astrology of india about a. You also will find many beautiful pictures of the events and people who shaped that history. Alberunis india abridged norton library by albiruni 19930501 paperback january 1, 1800 4. He visited the subcontinent during the ghazvanid dynasty. Kya aap albiruni ki hindi books pdf format me talash rahe hai. This is the first in a series of books to help people learn the english language. Marginal notes are printed in the text, in a smaller type in brackets. On the presumed darwinism of alberuni eight hundred years.
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