What is Kitab ul-hind?
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Kitab-ul-Hind was written by Al-Biruni in Arabic language.
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Kitab-ul-Hind:
Kitab-ul-Hind was a voluminous text written in simple and lucid language, 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.
Generally (though not always), Al-Biruni adopted a distinctive structure in each chapter, which began with a question, following this up with a description based on Sanskritic traditions, and concluding with a comparison with other cultures.
Some present-day scholars have argued that this almost geometric structure, remarkable for its precision and predictability, owed much to his mathematical orientation.