Which among the following Muslim Scholar came to India during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni?

• A. Al-beruni
• B. Muhammad al-Idrisi
• C. Abu Zayd Balkhi
• D. Amir Khusrau

Answer: (A)

Abu Rayhan Beruni or Alberonius (Latin) was a Persian Scholar and polymath of the 11th century. He accompanied Mahmud Ghazani in his conquests to South Asia.Al Beruni was the First Muslim Scholar to study India and its Brahmanical tradition. He is called father of Indology and the first anthropologist. He is called one of the earliest and greatest polymath of the Islamic World.