Nani Rayan

SR No.: 001481
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Pulin Vasa
Publisher: Kalikal Sarvagya Shri Hemchandracharya Navam Janmashatabdi Smruti Sanskar Shikshannidhi Ahmedabad
Total Pages: 66
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Art, & Culture
File Size: 9 MB

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The coins of Heraclius fall into three groups: (i) Heraclius as sole ruler (AD610-13); (ii) with his son Heraclius Constantine (AD 613-38); (iii) these two together with the younger son Heraclonus (AD 638 onwards). The present coin belongs to the third group.
During the period of Heraclius, Byzantine Empire saw the beginning of its decline. It had to face the rising power of Islam. Muwaiya, the Governor of Syria, after the murder of the fourth chief Khalifa Ali, took the power of Islam in his hands and established the dynasty of the Umaiyyad Khalifas at Damascus in AH 68 (AD 688). The Umaiyyads adopted and adapted the Byzantine and Sassanian administration. They continued the existing currencies of these dynasties for some time. They used the above Byzantine gold Solidus, which was then dominating the trade of Levant and Europe. Umaiyyad Dinâra :
The Umaiyyad Khalifa, Abdul Malik, in or about AH 77-79 (AD 697-99), laid the foundation of an independent tradition for the Islamic coins. The new currency consisted of gold dinâra, which was modeled
BE metrologically on the Byzantine Solidus with the weight of 4.3 grams. They had the verses from the Quran on both sides in the central areas and also on the margin of one side. The marginal legend on the other side had the date in the Arabic words, which had the beginning with the word Bismillah (in the name of Allah).
Gold; Diam. 1.15 cm; wt. 4.0 gm. Oby : In centre
Allah Ahad Allah as samad lam yalid wa lam yulad (Allah is one. Allah is the eternal. He did not beget and he was not begotten). This is a part of Sura 112 of the Qurân. In margin Bismillah zuriba haza al-dinâra fi sanat (sana) sa ba wa tisin.
(In the name of God (the coin is) struck in the AH 97 (AD 716).) Rev : In the central area
La Ilah illa Allah wahdahu La Sharika lahu (There is no God except Allah.) He is alone. (There is no partner to him.) This is only the first part of the Kalima. In the margin Mahammed Rasul Allah arsalahu bilhuda wa din el-haqq li-yuzhirahu Ala-Aldin Kallihi) (Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with the guidance and a religion of truth in order that he might cause it to (be brought over the already existing religion). This is a part of the verse 33 of the Sura 9.)