Mithqaal

A mithqaal is an Indian weight containing 4 maashas and 3½ rata'ii (مثقال)^{[citation needed]}

It is equivalent to 4.25 grams when measuring gold,^[1] or 4.5 grams when measuring commodities.^[2] It may be less or more than this.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Assessing the Nisaab of bank notes". IslamWeb. 2007. http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=138246. Retrieved 2007-03-09. 
2. ^ "M". Economic Glossary. http://www.islamic-world.net/economics/word/m.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-09. 
3. ^ "Glossary". The Clear Path. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20070928025356/http://www.theclearpath.com/glossary.php?cat=0&start=275&sid=bdcf2885f511acea83f48c3fbad9947c. Retrieved 2007-03-09. ^{[dead link]}