Mithqāl (Arabic: مثقال) is a unit of mass equal to 4.25 grams (0.137 ozt) which is mostly used for measuring precious metals, such as gold, and other commodities, like saffron.
The name was also applied as an alternative term for the gold dinar, a coin that was used throughout much of the Islamic world from the 8th century onward and survived in parts of Africa until the 19th century.[1] The name of Mozambique's currency since 1980, the metical, is derived from mithqāl.[2]
The word mithqāl (Arabic: مثقال; “weight, unit of weight”) comes from the Arabic thaqala (ثقل), meaning “to weigh” (cf. Hebrew: שקל, romanized: shekel). Other variants of the unit in English include miskal (from Persian or Urduمثقال; misqāl), mithkal, mitkal and mitqal.
Indian mithqaaledit
In India, the measurement is known as mithqaal. It contains 4 mashas and 3½ raties (rata'ii; مثقال).[3]
It is equivalent to 4.25 grams when measuring gold,[4] or 4.5 grams when measuring commodities.[5] It may be more or less than this.[6]
Nikki mithqaledit
A gold coin minted in Nikki, Benin and known as the mithqal was in wide circulation in West Africa in the 18th century, particularly the Niger bend. It was useable in the trans-Saharan trade and coexisted with the use of cowries as shell money.[7]
Nakhud is a Baháʼí unit of mass used by Bahá'u'lláh.[8] The mithqāl had originally consisted of 24 nakhuds, but in the Bayán, the collective works of the Báb, this was reduced to 19.[9]
^Johnson, Marion (1968), "The Nineteenth-Century Gold 'Mithqal' in West and North Africa", The Journal of African History, 9 (4), Cambridge University Press: 547–569, doi:10.1017/s0021853700009038, ISSN 0021-8537, JSTOR 180144, S2CID 161545754
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^Green, Toby (2020). A Fistful of Shells. UK: Penguin Books. p. 325.
^Honeyman, Nobel Augusto Perdu (5 May 2004). La relevancia de la pragmática en la traducción de textos multi-culturales: versión del Kitab-i-Aqdas (in Spanish). Universidad Almería. p. 508. ISBN9788482406473.
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January 01, 1970
mithqal, mithqāl, arabic, مثقال, unit, mass, equal, grams, which, mostly, used, measuring, precious, metals, such, gold, other, commodities, like, saffron, gold, dinar, umayyad, caliph, malik, marwan, minted, damascus, syria, having, weight, almost, mithqāl, g. Mithqal Arabic مثقال is a unit of mass equal to 4 25 grams 0 137 ozt which is mostly used for measuring precious metals such as gold and other commodities like saffron Gold dinar of Umayyad Caliph Abd al Malik ibn Marwan minted at Damascus Syria in AH 75 697 698 CE having a weight of almost 1 mithqal 4 25 grams The name was also applied as an alternative term for the gold dinar a coin that was used throughout much of the Islamic world from the 8th century onward and survived in parts of Africa until the 19th century 1 The name of Mozambique s currency since 1980 the metical is derived from mithqal 2 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Indian mithqaal 3 Nikki mithqal 4 Conversion factors 5 See also 6 ReferencesEtymology editThe word mithqal Arabic مثقال weight unit of weight comes from the Arabic thaqala ثقل meaning to weigh cf Hebrew שקל romanized shekel Other variants of the unit in English include miskal from Persian or Urdu مثقال misqal mithkal mitkal and mitqal Indian mithqaal editIn India the measurement is known as mithqaal It contains 4 mashas and 3 raties rata ii مثقال 3 It is equivalent to 4 25 grams when measuring gold 4 or 4 5 grams when measuring commodities 5 It may be more or less than this 6 Nikki mithqal editA gold coin minted in Nikki Benin and known as the mithqal was in wide circulation in West Africa in the 18th century particularly the Niger bend It was useable in the trans Saharan trade and coexisted with the use of cowries as shell money 7 Conversion factors editUnit Mithqal Gold dinar Dirham Gram Troy ounce Ounce Grain Mithqal 1 1 0 70 4 25 0 13664 0 14991 65 5875 The mithqal in another more modern calculation is as follows Unit Mithqal Nakhud Gram Troy ounce Mithqal 1 19 3 642 0 117 Nakhud is a Bahaʼi unit of mass used by Baha u llah 8 The mithqal had originally consisted of 24 nakhuds but in the Bayan the collective works of the Bab this was reduced to 19 9 See also editNisabReferences edit Johnson Marion 1968 The Nineteenth Century Gold Mithqal in West and North Africa The Journal of African History 9 4 Cambridge University Press 547 569 doi 10 1017 s0021853700009038 ISSN 0021 8537 JSTOR 180144 S2CID 161545754 Metical Archived 15 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine in Dicionario da Lingua Portuguesa com Acordo Ortografico Porto Porto Editora 2003 2015 Accessed 1 April 2015 in Portuguese Quarterly Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society Pakistan Historical Society 1 January 2006 p 86 Archived from the original on 1 July 2023 Retrieved 5 September 2017 Assessing the Nisaab of bank notes IslamWeb 2007 Archived from the original on 26 September 2007 Retrieved 9 March 2007 M Economic Glossary Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 9 March 2007 Glossary The Clear Path 2005 Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 9 March 2007 Green Toby 2020 A Fistful of Shells UK Penguin Books p 325 Smith Peter 2000 Nakhud A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahaʼi Faith illustrated reprint ed Oxford Oneworld Publications p 250 ISBN 1 85168 184 1 Archived from the original on 1 July 2023 Retrieved 20 October 2020 via Google Books Honeyman Nobel Augusto Perdu 5 May 2004 La relevancia de la pragmatica en la traduccion de textos multi culturales version del Kitab i Aqdas in Spanish Universidad Almeria p 508 ISBN 9788482406473 nbsp Look up mithqal in Wiktionary the free dictionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mithqal amp oldid 1193147551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
