The two pre-Muslim dynasties of Gandhara and Kabul were called Shasi (Sahi). These dynasties were qualified as Turks and Hindus. The word 'Shahi' is also known from Ibn Hauqual (D 976) Albiruni has done a great service to the early medieval rulers of North-West India and Afghanistan by investigating their history. The history of the Eastern branch of the Turks Sahis, with Kabul and Gandhara as its centre of Power is very obscure. ...
Beside the historical triumphs of Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi over fanatic crusaders, the distinguished Muslim Contribution in the sphere of Mathematics, Architecture, Geography, Agriculture, Medicine and Astronomy to distant Europen countries is a great reality and a remarkable event of ancient Western history. And that is the main subject of this valuable book, a brief sketch but a bulk of information, such as, cultivation and gathering of knowledge under the ...