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Al-Biruni (full name: Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni) was one of the greatest polymaths of the Islamic Golden Age. He was a scholar in physics, mathematics, astronomy, geography, anthropology, history, and linguistics. He is considered the 'Father of Comparative Religion', 'Father of Modern Geodesy', and the founder of Indology. He calculated the radius of the Earth with remarkable accuracy using a novel trigonometric method.
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Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni (full name: Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni) was one of the greatest polymaths of the Islamic Golden Age. He was a scholar in physics, mathematics, astronomy, geography, anthropology, history, and linguistics. He is considered the 'Father of Comparative Religion', 'Father of Modern Geodesy', and the founder of Indology. He calculated the radius of the Earth with remarkable accuracy using a novel trigonometric method.
البیرونی
البیرونی (ابو ریحان محمد بن احمد البیرونی) اسلامی سنہری دور کے سب سے بڑے دانشوروں میں سے تھے۔ وہ طبیعیات، ریاضی، فلکیات، جغرافیہ، بشریات، تاریخ اور لسانیات کے عالم تھے۔ انہیں 'تقابل مذاہب کا باپ' اور 'جدید مساحیات کا بانی' کہا جاتا ہے۔ انہوں نے زمین کا رداس حیرت انگیز درستگی سے ناپا۔
البِيرُونِيّ
البيروني (أبو الريحان محمد بن أحمد البيروني) هو أحد أعظم العلماء الموسوعيين في العصر الذهبي الإسلامي. كان عالماً في الفيزياء والرياضيات والفلك والجغرافيا والأنثروبولوجيا والتاريخ واللغويات. يُعتبر 'أبو مقارنة الأديان' و 'أبو الجيوديسيا الحديثة'.
Science and Humanities
Persian polymath (973-1050 CE), known as the 'Father of Indology', 'Father of Modern Geodesy', and one of the greatest scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
Era: 973-1050 CE
Calculated Earth's radius, wrote The History of India, made contributions to astronomy, mathematics, physics, and comparative religion.
Al-Biruni is the name of a great Muslim scholar, making it a permissible and honorable name.
Scholar Consensus: agreed
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