page_title: Mithqal
hierarchical_section_title: Mithqal
caption_attribution_description: English&#x3a;&#32; Gold Dinar of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan minted at Damascus, Syria in AH 75 (= 697/98 CE) having weight of almost 4.25 grams.Português do Brasil&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Dinar de ouro do califa omíada Abd al-Malik
context_page_description: Mithqāl is a unit of mass equal to 4.25 grams 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. The name of Mozambique's currency since 1980, the metical, is derived from mithqāl.
context_section_description: Mithqāl (Arabic: مثقال‎) is a unit of mass equal to 4.25 grams 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.  The name of Mozambique's currency since 1980, the metical, is derived from mithqāl.
caption: 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 mithqāl (4.25 grams)
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