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104: 52: 150: 817: 285: 603: 88: 64: 139: 40: 28: 76: 759: 803: 626: 580: 733: 681: 707: 20: 943: 329:); then near the end of the 7th century the coin became an Islamic currency bearing the name of the sovereign and a religious verse. The Arabs introduced their own coins. The Islamic dirham was 8 276:
There is currently a movement within the Islamic world to revive the dirham as a unit of mass for measuring silver, although the exact value is disputed (either 3 or 2.975 grams).
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weighed approx. 3.205 grams, which total weight for the requirement of separating the dough-portion comes to 1 kilo and 666 grams. Rabbi Shelomo Qorah (Chief Rabbi of
462:-grains which, when taken together, the minimum weight of flour requiring the separation of the dough-portion comes to approx. 1 kilo and 733 grams. Rabbi 1188: 389:
as a unit of weight used to measure various requirements in religious functions, such as the weight in silver specie pledged in Marriage Contracts (
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305:1), and which in relation to the separation of the dough-portion made for a total weight of 1 kilo and 770.72 grams.
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1:2: "And I found the rate of the dough-portion in that measurement to be approximately five-hundred and twenty
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Nations in red currently use the dirham. Nations in green use a currency with a subdivision named dirham.
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The dirham was a unit of weight used across North Africa, the Middle East, Persia and
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of wheat flour, while all these dirhams are the Egyptian ." This view is repeated by
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One of the first silver coins of the Umayyad Caliphate, still following
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was approximately 3.333 grams, or what was the equivalent to 16
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The value of Islamic dirham was 14 qirat. 10 dirham equals 7
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between the 10th and 12th centuries, notably in areas with
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in ninth and tenth century English hoards, a counterfeit
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
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Currently the valid national currencies with the name
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Mishnah – with a Commentary of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon
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Mishnah – with a Commentary of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon
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Mishnah – with a Commentary of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon
258:), which was itself based on the Greek dram/drachma. 16:
Unit of currency in several Asian and African states
1457: 1436: 1395: 1354: 1211: 1159:: Jerusalem 1967, s.v. Introduction to Tractate 1068:: Jerusalem 1967, s.v. Introduction to Tractate 502:given as the redemption of one's firstborn son ( 787:, issued and/or proposed by several states and 192:, and is the name of a currency subdivision in 1189: 306:(δραχμή), the Greek coin. The Greek-speaking 8: 1018:copper covered by a once-silvery wash of tin 541:, has in all places the same connotation as 490:) wrote that the traditional weight used in 446:. In Maimonides' commentary of the Mishnah ( 153:Silver dirham issued in 1002 by Hisham II, 1196: 1182: 1174: 657: 559: 454:explains that the weight of each Egyptian 407:to approximate the quantity of flour for 399:, etc. Jewish physician and philosopher, 1085:, vol. 1, Jerusalem 2002 (Hebrew title: 1044:: Jerusalem 1965, p. 189 (Hebrew title: 300:The word "dirham" ultimately comes from 283: 1538:Islamic banking and finance terminology 852: 647:Modern currencies with the subdivision 498:weighed 3.20 grams for a total of 31.5 246:. The Ottoman dirham was based on the 265:in 1895, it was equivalent to 47.661 204:. It was historically a silver coin. 7: 1016:(ruling at Samarkand, 903-07/8), of 358:), and could be used as currency in 235: 1487:Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 532: 177: 83:minted in 786–787 CE in al-Haruniya 14: 1163:, p. 68 (note 35) (Hebrew title: 869:Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας 238:), the standard dirham was 3.207 1126:ʿArikhat Shūlḥan - Yilqūṭ Ḥayyīm 882:"DIRHAM - Encyclopaedia Iranica" 815: 801: 791:, is also divided into dirhams. 757: 731: 705: 679: 624: 601: 578: 333:. The dirham was struck in many 1115:, Jerusalem 1943, p. 4 (Hebrew) 946:from the original on 2024-01-02 863:; Diran Kélékian gives 3.21 g ( 1020:(illustrated in Richard Hall, 111:motifs, struck in the name of 1: 1518:Obsolete units of measurement 374:Dirham in Jewish orthodox law 142:Silver dirham of Alhakén II, 1523:Ottoman units of measurement 1473:The Economic System In Islam 1408:Mohammad Najatuallah Siddiqi 1151:, ed. Yosef Qafih, vol. 3 – 1036:, ed. Yosef Qafih, vol. 2 – 508:), or 3.36 grams for the 30 442:§ 324:3) in the name of the 230:In the late Ottoman Empire ( 1205:Islamic banking and finance 906:Ashtor, E. (October 1982). 614:United Arab Emirates dirham 382:is frequently mentioned in 122:Later silver dirham of the 1559: 1072:, p. 68 (note 35) (Hebrew) 865:Dictionnaire Turc-Français 859:based on an oka of 1.2828 1482: 1105:Sefer Kuntres ha-Shi'urim 965:Oxford English Dictionary 924:10.1017/S0041977X00041525 1508:Denominations (currency) 1130:עריכת שולחן - ילקוט חיים 31:Silver dirham of Caliph 1444:Banks in the Arab world 996:In addition to Islamic 335:Mediterranean countries 242:; 400 dirhem equal one 220:, with varying values. 59:ibn Muhammad 749–745 CE 1485:The bloc known as the 1022:Viking Age Archaeology 297: 227:(2.975 gm of silver). 157: 146: 135: 115: 100: 84: 72: 60: 48: 36: 24: 1449:Participation banking 450:1:2, note 18), Rabbi 366:connections, such as 287: 152: 141: 121: 106: 90: 78: 66: 54: 42: 30: 22: 1413:Muhammad Taqi Usmani 1165:משנה עם פירוש הרמב"ם 1100:Sefer Halikhot ʿOlam 1083:Sefer Halikhot ʿOlam 1046:משנה עם פירוש הרמב"ם 1024:, 2010:17, fig. 7). 609:United Arab Emirates 468:Sefer Halikhot ʿOlam 403:, uses the Egyptian 186:United Arab Emirates 47:minted in 721–722 CE 33:Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 1543:Medieval currencies 1012:, struck as if for 549:Modern-day currency 482:) say the Egyptian 113:al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf 1311:Sharia investments 1306:Securities trading 1231:Bai' Bithaman Ajil 1111:2017-04-24 at the 1014:Isma'il ibn Achmad 975:2020-02-09 at the 823:Numismatics portal 770:Tajikistani somoni 480:Avraham Chaim Naeh 298: 288:Silver hoard from 158: 147: 136: 116: 101: 85: 73: 61: 49: 37: 25: 1495: 1494: 1403:Abdul Azim Islahi 1387:Modern gold dinar 1157:Mossad Harav Kook 1066:Mossad Harav Kook 1042:Mossad Harav Kook 987:BBC Art of Persia 785:modern gold dinar 781: 780: 645: 644: 216:; later known as 155:Caliph of Córdoba 144:Caliph of Córdoba 124:Umayyad Caliphate 91:Silver dirham of 79:Silver dirham of 67:Silver dirham of 55:Silver dirham of 43:Silver dirham of 1550: 1490: 1428:Waleed El-Ansary 1198: 1191: 1184: 1175: 1168: 1146: 1140: 1122: 1116: 1096: 1090: 1079: 1073: 1055: 1049: 1031: 1025: 994: 988: 985: 979: 961: 955: 954: 952: 951: 903: 897: 892: 886: 885: 878: 872: 857: 825: 820: 819: 818: 811: 806: 805: 804: 763: 761: 760: 737: 735: 734: 711: 709: 708: 685: 683: 682: 658: 630: 628: 627: 607: 605: 604: 584: 582: 581: 560: 536: 512:required by the 350:Byzantine Empire 314:and traded with 308:Byzantine Empire 237: 179: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1552: 1551: 1549: 1548: 1547: 1533:Islamic banking 1498: 1497: 1496: 1491: 1484: 1478: 1453: 1432: 1391: 1350: 1207: 1202: 1172: 1171: 1147: 1143: 1124:Shelomo Qorah, 1123: 1119: 1113:Wayback Machine 1098:Ovadiah Yosef, 1097: 1093: 1087:ספר הליכות עולם 1081:Ovadiah Yosef, 1080: 1076: 1056: 1052: 1032: 1028: 995: 991: 986: 982: 977:Wayback Machine 968:, 1st edition, 962: 958: 949: 947: 905: 904: 900: 893: 889: 880: 879: 875: 871:, Athens, 1998) 858: 854: 849: 821: 816: 814: 807: 802: 800: 797: 783:The unofficial 758: 756: 744:Jordanian dinar 732: 730: 706: 704: 680: 678: 625: 623: 602: 600: 591:Moroccan dirham 579: 577: 551: 376: 310:controlled the 282: 232:Ottoman Turkish 210: 130:in 729–730 CE ( 17: 12: 11: 5: 1556: 1554: 1546: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1500: 1499: 1493: 1492: 1483: 1480: 1479: 1477: 1476: 1469: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1454: 1452: 1451: 1446: 1440: 1438: 1434: 1433: 1431: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1399: 1397: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1358: 1356: 1352: 1351: 1349: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1217: 1215: 1209: 1208: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1193: 1186: 1178: 1170: 1169: 1153:Seder Kodashim 1141: 1117: 1091: 1074: 1050: 1026: 989: 980: 956: 918:(3): 471–488. 898: 887: 873: 851: 850: 848: 845: 844: 843: 838: 833: 827: 826: 812: 796: 793: 779: 778: 775: 772: 767: 753: 752: 749: 746: 741: 727: 726: 723: 720: 715: 701: 700: 697: 694: 689: 675: 674: 671: 665: 662: 643: 642: 639: 634: 620: 619: 616: 611: 597: 596: 593: 588: 574: 573: 567: 564: 550: 547: 375: 372: 320:Middle Persian 281: 278: 252:Middle Persian 209: 206: 97:al-Muhammadiya 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1555: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1531: 1529: 1528:Units of mass 1526: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1505: 1503: 1488: 1481: 1475: 1474: 1470: 1468: 1467: 1463: 1462: 1460: 1456: 1450: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1441: 1439: 1435: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1401: 1400: 1398: 1394: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1357: 1353: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1291:Qard al-Hasan 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1226:Bai' al 'Inah 1224: 1222: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1199: 1194: 1192: 1187: 1185: 1180: 1179: 1176: 1166: 1162: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1121: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1101: 1095: 1092: 1088: 1084: 1078: 1075: 1071: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1038:Seder Neziqim 1035: 1030: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1011: 1007: 1004:was found at 1003: 999: 993: 990: 984: 981: 978: 974: 971: 970:s.v. 'dirhem' 967: 966: 960: 957: 945: 941: 937: 933: 929: 925: 921: 917: 913: 909: 902: 899: 896: 891: 888: 883: 877: 874: 870: 866: 862: 856: 853: 846: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 828: 824: 813: 810: 799: 794: 792: 790: 786: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 755: 754: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 729: 728: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 703: 702: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 677: 676: 672: 669: 666: 663: 660: 659: 656: 654: 650: 640: 638: 637:Armenian dram 635: 633: 622: 621: 617: 615: 612: 610: 599: 598: 594: 592: 589: 587: 576: 575: 571: 568: 565: 562: 561: 558: 556: 548: 546: 544: 540: 535: 530: 526: 521: 519: 515: 514:Shulhan Arukh 511: 507: 506: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 464:Ovadiah Yosef 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 432: 431:Shulhan Arukh 427: 423: 419: 418: 414: 411:, writing in 410: 409:dough-portion 406: 402: 398: 397:dough-portion 394: 393: 388: 385: 381: 373: 371: 369: 365: 361: 357: 356: 351: 347: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 304: 295: 294:Lublin Museum 291: 286: 279: 277: 274: 272: 268: 264: 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 233: 228: 226: 221: 219: 215: 207: 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 175: 171: 167: 163: 156: 151: 145: 140: 133: 129: 125: 120: 114: 110: 105: 99:in 836–837 CE 98: 94: 89: 82: 77: 70: 65: 58: 53: 46: 41: 34: 29: 21: 1513:Silver coins 1471: 1464: 1418:Rusni Hassan 1366: 1236:Bai' Muajjal 1164: 1160: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1129: 1125: 1120: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1086: 1082: 1077: 1069: 1057: 1053: 1045: 1037: 1033: 1029: 1021: 1001: 997: 992: 983: 963: 959: 948:. 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Index



Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Yazid II

Marwan II

As-Saffah

Al-Hadi

Al-Mu'tasim
al-Muhammadiya

Sassanid
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Umayyad Caliphate
Balkh
AH

Caliph of Córdoba

Caliph of Córdoba
Arabic
Morocco
United Arab Emirates
Armenia
Jordan

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