Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 6671428, member: 75482&quot;]Just for fun and for those learning to read Arabic coins, the legends are:</p><p><br /></p><p>الامام</p><p>المستعصم بلله</p><p>امير المومنين</p><p><br /></p><p>السلطان الا</p><p>عظم عزا</p><p>لدنيا و الديب</p><p><br /></p><p><i>al-imam al-Musta&#039;sim billah amir al-mu&#039;minin // al-sultan al-a&#039;zam &#039;Izz al-Dunya wa al-Din. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>The caliph&#039;s laqab <i>al-Musta&#039;sim billah </i>means &quot;[He] who holds fast to God&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>amir al-mu&#039;mimin </i>is &quot;commander of the faithful&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>al-a&#039;zam </i>means &quot;very great&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sultan&#039;s laqab <i>&#039;Izz al-Dunya wa al-Din </i>translates as &quot;Glory of the World and of the Faith&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <i>laqab </i>is an honorific title and a standard part of Arabic names. <i>al-sultan </i>and <i>al-imam </i>have the same meaning in English as in Arabic.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in