Al-Biruni Quotes on God
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was a Persian polymath of the Islamic Golden Age, often counted among the greatest scientific minds in the history of the medieval world. This page collects quotes attributed to Al-Biruni on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Al-Biruni:
“The variety of religions is itself an object of philosophical study.”
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“The Hindus believe with regard to God that he is one, eternal, without beginning and end, acting by free-will, almighty, all-wise, living, giving life, ruling, preserving; one who in his sovereignty is unique, beyond all likeness and unlikeness, and that he does not resemble anything nor does anything resemble him.”
Vol. I, p. 27, quoted in James W. Laine , “The dharma of Islam and the dīn of Hinduism: Hindus and Muslims in the age of Śivājī”, International Journal of Hindu Studies , vol. 3, no. 3, 1999. -
“They [Hindus] totally differ from us in religion, as we believe in nothing in which they believe, and vice versa.”
FromAlberuni's India | Alberuni, I, pp.19-20. [1] -
“The Hindus believe that there is no country but theirs. no nation like theirs, no king like theirs, no religion like theirs, no science like theirs.”
FromAlberuni's India | Alberuni, I, p.22. quoted from K.S. Lal, Indian Muslims who are they, 1990