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Mit̲h̲qál
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Pronunciation: mes-gawl
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A unit of weight in Islamic countries for weighing gold and silver. It derives originally form the Roman unit of gold coinage. It is specified by the Báb and by Bahá'u'lláh in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas as the unit for determining certain required payments of gold and silver, including the dowry and Huqúqu'lláh, and is set at a little over 3.5 grammes.
[BD 158]
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A unit of weight, equivalent to a little over 3 1/2 grammes, used in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas with reference to quantities of gold or silver for various purposes, usually in amounts of 9, 19 or 95 mit̲h̲qáls. The equivalents of these in the metric system and in troy ounces (which are used in the measurement of precious metals), are as follows:
9 mit̲h̲qáls = 32.775 grammes = 1.05374 troy ounces
19 mit̲h̲qáls = 69.192 grammes = 2.22456 troy ounces
95 mit̲h̲qáls = 345.958 grammes = 11.12282 troy ounces
This computation is based on the guidance of Shoghi Effendi, conveyed in a letter written on his behalf, which states "one mit̲h̲qál consists of nineteen nak̲h̲uds. The weight of twenty-four nak̲h̲uds equals four and three-fifths grammes. Calculations may be made on this basis." The mit̲h̲qál traditionally used in the Middle East had consisted of 24 nak̲h̲uds but in the Bayán this was changed to 19 nak̲h̲uds and Bahá'u'lláh confirmed this as the size of the mit̲h̲qál referred to in the Bahá'í laws (Q and A 23).
[KA 253]
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Values of Nak̲h̲uds, Mit̲h̲qáls and Váḥids
The highlighted rows show the most commonly used values mentioned in Bahá'í law, e.g. the dowry and Huqúqu'lláh. The other calculations are for laws that are not yet enforced in the West.
Nak̲h̲uds Mit̲h̲qáls Váḥid Grammes Troy Ounces United States Dollar Value
as of
1 SEP 2021, 15:00 CDT
Gold Price Silver Price
1 0.052631579 0.002770083 0.191666667 0.006162227
19 1 0.052631579 3.641666667 0.117082304
171 9 0.473684211 32.775000000 1.053740736
324 18 0.947368421 65.550000000 2.107481472
361 19 1.000000000 69.191666667 2.224563776
684 36 1.894736842 131.100000000 4.214962944
1,368 72 3.789473684 262.200000000 8.429925888
1,805 95 5.000000000 345.958333333 11.122818880
1,900 100 5.263157895 364.166666667 11.708230400
2,736 144 7.578947368 524.400000000 16.859851776
5,472 288 15.157894737 1,048.800000000 33.719703552
10,944 576 30.315789474 2,097.600000000 67.439407104
19,000 1,000 52.631578947 3,641.666666667 117.082304000
21,888 1,152 60.631578947 4,195.200000000 134.878814208
43,776 2,304 121.263157895 8,390.400000000 269.757628416
87,552 4,608 242.526315789 16,780.800000000 539.515256832
175,104 9,216 485.052631579 33,561.600000000 1,079.030513664
All values were truncated to 9 decimal places.
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