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The Tahqiq ma li' l-Hindi,(Kitab fi tahqiq ma li l-Hindi), Book of Inquiry into India, was written by Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī and finished in 1030c. Biruni accompanied Sultan Mahmud, as court astrologer, in his military expeditions to India.

Content
Al-Biruni gives a sincere and concise look at Indian culture and Hinduism. He did this by collecting Indian books and studying with Indian sages. He did not record political history or military history, instead he recorded the cultural, scientific and religious history of India.

Al-Biruni criticized the Hindus for their disinterest in history and chronology, stating, "The Hindus do not pay much attention to the historical order of things, they are careless in the chronological succession of their kings, and when they are pressed for information and are at a loss, not knowing what to say, they invariable take to story telling."

Modern era
The Tahqiq ma li' l-Hindi was translated into English by E.C. Sachau under the title Alberuni's India, considered a landmark achievement of Islamic scholarship.