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Dinar Kelantan : Dah Silap Kira ‘Bang
Thursday, August 26, 2010Part 2
By Syed Akbar Ali
The dinar or denarius (dinaro) can be traced back to Roman Times a few centuries BC (before Christ). It is not “Islamic” in its origins. After 211 BC the Romans minted denarius using silver. The dinar was not always (and need not be) made of gold. Based on the Roman denarius, the French Emperor Charlemagne created the French ‘denier’ coin. The Spanish also minted dinero. The Arabic word dinar most certainly is taken from the Latin dinero. In history, the dinar need not be from gold.
One PAS guy said that the Quran has ordained the use of the gold dinar. If it was anyone else I would say that he made a mistake but since the PAS always claim to be holier than thou (even during the fasting month) I will therefore say that they are just lying. The Quran says no such thing.

