Historical Thought of Abu Raikhan Beruni

Abstract

This article discusses the historical thinking of the encyclopedist Abu Raikhan Beruni. On the basis of the encyclopedist's work "Monuments left by ancient peoples", the opinions and views put forward by Abu Raykhan Beruni on the use of sources in historical research, problems of historical research methods, approaches to history and historical methodology are analyzed.

Historical methodology is a science that studies the methods that determine the essence of the content of history and its current problems. European scientists have created many works in this regard since the 17th century and put forward different views. Beruni is a scientist who stated that he turned away from them several centuries ago in the field of historical methodology. Until now, these views have not lost their importance. Beruni's views on the methodology of history were illuminated using comparative-historical, logical and descriptive methods based on the opinions of influential European scientists in this field. The article analyzes Beruni's views in the field of historical methodology and shows the importance and importance of them in the study of history, their relevance, and the necessity of a deeper study of the scientist's scientific heritage of the theory and methods of history.

  The analysis showed that the views of Western scholars on the methodology of history are similar to Beruni's ideas and that the content is compatible with them, which was recognized by several European scholars. The high historical thinking of the scientist was clearly demonstrated in Beruni's work "Monuments from ancient peoples".

According to the scientific conclusions made in the article, Beruni's historical views in his time are scientifically relevant today and have an important place in the development of world history methodology. This, in turn, requires a more in-depth study of Beruni's works, which reflect his historical thinking, and scientific promotion at the international level.