Mithkal
Encyclopedia
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 gram
s.
The word mithkal is sometimes also used to mean a very small amount, due to its use in the Quran in this way.
Weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude , often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus:...
used in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, mostly for weighing gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
. It is equivalent to a little over 4.5 gram
Gram
The gram is a metric system unit of mass....
s.
The word mithkal is sometimes also used to mean a very small amount, due to its use in the Quran in this way.