qiran

“He says ½ a rupee formed a qiran, and an anna was composed of five copper coins called paisa.”

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier

“Gregorian, p. 402, divides the Kabuli rupee as follows for the nineteenth century: 10 dinars to 1 paisa; 5 paisas to 1 copper shahi; 2 shahis to 1 silver sannar or sadinar or misqali; 2 sannar to 1 abbasi or tanga; 1.5 abbasi to 1 kran (qiran); 2 krans to 1 rupee; 2/5 rupees to 1 nim sanad; 5 rupees to one sanad; 20 rupees to 1 toman.”

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier

“Hajj and 'Umrah are performed in three ways - ifrad, tamattu and qiran.”

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