Abul Raihan al-Biruni, a Muslim astronomer, mathematician, and linguist.
Written in:
1030 A.D.
Talks about/explains:
The differences between Hindus and Muslims in the Gupta Empire.
Bashes on Hindu ways during the Golden Age and classifies all Hindus as conceited, haughty, vain, and stolid.
No violence occurred between the two groups for the most part.
Compared Hindus’ educated opinions to those of Greeks.
Significance:
The significance of this document is to acknowledge the Muslims for their contributions of the Gupta golden age of India, rather than crediting solely Hindus for creating the Golden Age.
