Weights
Grams, tola and troy ounces for zakat on gold
UK jewellers weigh in grams, many families in tola, and bullion is priced in troy ounces. Convert between them and see the pure metal.
- Grams
- 116.638 g
- Tola
- 10 tola
- Troy ounces
- 3.75 oz
116.638 g of pure gold · 133.3% of the gold nisab (87.48 g)
The nisab in grams, tola and ounces
| Nisab | Grams | Tola | Troy ounces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 87.48 | 7.5 | 2.81 |
| Silver | 612.36 | 52.5 | 19.69 |
One tola is 11.6638038 g (180 grains) and one troy ounce 31.1034768 g. A troy ounce is heavier than the ounce on kitchen scales (28.35 g), so take care which one a price is quoted in.
The old weights behind zakat on gold
Tola
180 grains, 11.6638 g, still used by jewellers in South Asia. The nisab is 7.5 tola of gold and 52.5 tola of silver.
Troy ounce
31.1035 g, the unit prices are quoted in. Divide a price per ounce by 31.1035 for a price per gram.
Dinar and dirham
The nisab was set in coins: 20 dinars and 200 dirhams (Sunan Abi Dawud 1573). A dinar is 4.374 g of gold, a dirham 3.0618 g of silver.
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