Islamiat MCQ #1781

Who was the first Islamic ruler to organize and mint a standardized Islamic currency (dinar and dirham)?

Islamiat MCQ #1781

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Who was the first Islamic ruler to organize and mint a standardized Islamic currency (dinar and dirham)?

    • A) Muawiya I
    • B) Umar ibn al-Khattab
    • C) Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
    • D) Harun al-Rashid

    Answer: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

    Explanation: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. 685–705 CE) was the first Islamic ruler to mint a purely Islamic currency (the gold dinar and silver dirham) without any Byzantine or Sassanid imagery.