Identify the correct statements regarding Al-Biruni:
(A) Al-Biruni was well versed in several languages: Persian, Hebrew, Sanskrit etc.
(B) Al-Biruni was born in Syria.
(C) Al-Biruni was familiar with the work of Plato and other Greek philosophers.
(D) Al-Biruni read their work in Arabic translations.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Al-Biruni was well versed in several languages: Persian, Hebrew, Sanskrit etc. Correct. He was well versed in Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit.
(B) Al-Biruni was born in Syria. Incorrect. Al-Biruni was born in 973 in Khwarizm, in present-day Uzbekistan, an important centre of learning. Syriac was one of the languages he knew, but Syria was not his birthplace.
(C) Al-Biruni was familiar with the work of Plato and other Greek philosophers. Correct. Although he did not know Greek, he was familiar with the works of Plato and other Greek philosophers.
(D) Al-Biruni read their work in Arabic translations. Correct. He had read the Greek philosophers in Arabic translations.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 From Khwarizm to the Punjab … Al-Biruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan. Khwarizm was an important centre of learning, and Al-Biruni received the best education available at the time. He was well versed in several languages: Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit. Although he did not know Greek, he was familiar with the works of Plato and other Greek philosophers, having read them in Arabic translations.…” |