660EG6) ABBASID DIR IFRIQYA 176 PROPHET AS NABI AND RASUL: READ EXPLANATORY NOTE

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660EG6) THE ABBASID CALIPHATE, FIRST PERIOD : AL-RASHID, HARUN, 170-193 AH / 786-809 AD, AR DIRHAM STRUCK AT THE MINT OF IFRIQYA (NORTH AFRICA) IN THE YEAR 176 AH, CITING AL-FADL IN THE LOWER REVERSE FIELD; ALBUM TYPE # 219.3 (ANONYMOUS) BUT WITH THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD ENTITLED
NABI AND RASSUL
; cif LAVOIX 776 but for year 175, VF CONDITION. RARE AND TYPICAL NORTH AFRICAN
STYLE.
Obv. Margin :
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم
بافريقية سنة ست و سبعين و مئة
Obv. Center :
لا الاه الا
الله وحده
لا شريك له
Rev. Margin :
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
Rev. Center :
بخ
محمد رسول
الله نبى
رحمة
الفضل
YOU ARE NOT LIKELY TO SEE THIS COIN ANYTIME SOON FOR SALE :
A NOTE ABOUT THE RARITY OF THIS COIN :
In the entire Islamic coinage series accross all dynasties and all ages, from the
Umayyads up to the Ottomans, the prohet Muhammad is refered to as " Rassul " which is Messenger; On this coin - in addition to
Rassul - he is named " Nabi " of Rahma (meaning prophet of mercy); Although linguistically Nabi and Rassul have the exact same
meaning of prophet - with Rasul being more of the messenger of  God, and Nabi more of a prophet, this name - Nabi  - was never
used except in North Africa, in Ifriqya from 176-184 AH (Rare), and Al-Mubaraka from 179-190 (very Rare); He was also referred
to as "Nabi" on some Safavid coins as well, quite rarely though Ref. the papers by S. Goron published in the ONS Newsletters
177/178. Deviation from the traditional " Rassul " and the use of " Nabi "  alongside Rasul  (although exact synonyms ) must
have been quite an innovation and must have raised many eyebrows as it was never repeated anywhere else outside those 2 mints
and within those year range;
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