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Islamic measurement of volume Moroccan Sāʿ-messure made of copper for measuring zakāt al-fitr from the time of Meriniden The Sāʿ ( Arabic : صَاعًا and صَۡع in spelling, and sa'e in the Latin alphabet , literally: "one") is an ancient measurement of volume from the Islamic world, with cultural and religious significance. While its exact volume is uncertain, the Arabic word Sāʿ translates to "small container," related to the Quranic word ṣuwāʿ ("cup, goblet"). Together with the Mudd and the Makkūk, the Sāʿ is part of the system of units of volume used in the Arabic peninsula. Šams ad-Dīn al-Maqdisī: Kitāb Aḥsan at-taqāsīm . 1906, S. 98.
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Moroccan Sāʿ-messure made of copper for measuring z akāt al-fitr from the time of Meriniden The Sāʿ ( Arabic : صاع) is an ancient measurement of volume from the Islamic world, with cultural and religious significance. While its exact volume is uncertain, the Arabic word Sāʿ translates to "small container," related to the Quranic word ṣuwāʿ ("cup, goblet"). Together with the Mudd and the Makkūk, the Sāʿ is part of the system of units of volume used in the Arabic peninsula. Šams ad-Dīn al-Maqdisī: Kitāb Aḥsan at-taqāsīm . 1906, S. 98.
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ancient measurement of volume from the islamic world
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