Which modern African country is Al-Biruni believed to have lived in?
Morocco
Angola
Sudan
None of the above
Answer
Al-Biruni was a Persian polymath who is considered to be one of the most outstanding figures in the Golden Age of Islam. He was born in Khwarezm (now part of Uzbekistan), and his writings on mathematics, astronomy, geography, history, and philosophy were influential throughout the Islamic world.
Unveiling Al-Biruni: Unearthing the Wisdom of an 11th-century Polymath
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