Mithkal
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The mithkal or sextula (in Persian and Arabic: مثقال) is a unit of weight used in Iran, mostly for weighing gold. It is equivalent to a little over 4.5 grams.[1] The word mithkal is sometimes also used to mean a very small amount, due to its use in the Quran in this way.[citation needed]
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- ^ M. Th. Houtsma, M. Th. (1993). E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam 1913-1936. BRILL. p. 1024. ISBN 9004097902. http://books.google.com/books?id=7CP7fYghBFQC&pg=PA1024&dq=Mithkal&hl=en&ei=XWEbTfXaMsGB8gb446yyDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mithkal&f=false.
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