Abu Tahir

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Abu Tahir (Died 943)

Abu Tahir al Karmatti, the chief of a freethinking sect at Bahrain on the Persian Gulf, captured Mecca (930) with a small number of followers, taking away a revered black stone. He also imprisoned Abissaj, the head of 30,000 men whom the caliph had sent against him.

- Reverse: has a five-line inscription in the centre field, which reads ‘Abd Allah Isma‘il al-Imam al-Mansur bi’llah Amir al-Mu’minin. The marginal inscription provides the mint name and date.

Obverse: has a three-line inscription in the centre field, which consists of the kalima. The marginal inscription consists of verse 33 from Chapter 9 of the Holy Qur’an.

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