Al-Biruni, Sultan Mahmud Al-Ghaznawi and Islamic universalism: the historical context

By referring to certain politico-economic factors as a means to justify his work, this paper argues that al-Biruni's framing of his Tahqiq ma li al-Hind (AlBeruni's India) was a religious interpretation of the events surrounding Sultan Mahmud al-Ghaznawrs Somaneith campaign and does not be...

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Main Author: Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ISTAC 2014
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/39861/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/39861/1/Al-Shajarah_Article_Prof-Shafiq.pdf