Al-Biruni (Abu Rayhan al-Biruni)

A Scholar's Profile

Full name: Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī
Born: September 5, 973 CE
Birthplace: Kath, the capital of the Khwarezm region (near modern-day Khiva, Uzbekistan)
Died: Around 1048 CE

Background

Al-Biruni was born in the region of Khwarezm, an important cultural and intellectual center of Central Asia. The name “al-Biruni” (meaning “the outsider” in Arabi…