Muslims made great contributions in the field of history. They introduced the art of historiography in India as the historical literature existed before the arrival of the Muslims was mostly legendary in character. Hindus were not interested in recording dates of the events.
Arabs, on the other hand, kept a regular record of their campaigns and achievements in whatever part of the world they went. Their advent in India led to the production of a large number of chronicles, autobiographic, etc., which serve as source material for the history of the period.
Hindu writers naturally copied their style and thus was introduced a new and very useful element in to Indian literature. Side by side with Persian, Sanskrit, the classical language of the Hindus, also received a great impetus at the hands of the Muslims.