India (Al-Biruni)
Al-Biruni's India (Arabic: تحقيق ما للهند من مقولة مقبولة في العقل أو مرذولة, romanized: Taḥqīq mā li-l-hind min maqūla maqbūla fī l-ʿaql aw mardhūla, lit. 'A Critical Study of Indian Doctrines, Whether Rationally Acceptable or Not'), also known by the shortened title Kitab al-Hind, is a book written by Persian polymath Al-Biruni about history, religions, and cultures of India. It was described by the scholar of Islamic Studies Annemarie Schimmel as the first objective book on the history of religion.