Al-Biruni was the only Muslim intellectual of his time who saw Hinduism as a complex philosophical system.
This episode explores the life and work of Al-Biruni, a 10th-century Muslim polymath from Central Asia. Experts discuss his groundbreaking book 'The India', which offered a detailed account of Hindu religion and science, his intellectual debates with Avicenna, and his contributions to astronomy, mathematics, and cross-cultural understanding.
