Al-Biruni’s book ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’, was written in which language?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Arabic
Al-Biruni was born in 973 in Khwarizm and knew several languages: Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit. His Kitab-ul-Hind was written in Arabic in a simple and lucid style. It is a large work of 80 chapters on religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, manners and customs, social life, weights and measures and laws. Sanskrit works on astronomy, mathematics and medicine had been translated into Arabic from the eighth century onwards.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.2 The Kitab-ul-Hind … Al-Biruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind, written in Arabic, is simple and lucid. It is a voluminous text, divided into 80 chapters on subjects such as religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, manners and customs, social life, weights and measures, iconography, laws and metrology.… 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.…” |