5 hours agoThe English king's coins are discovered, where it was written, “There is no God but Allah”
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(5 years ago)A medieval king in Britain had produced gold coins with Arabic words, on which he wrote “There is no God but Allah”, writes the Daily Star, followed Periscope. King Offa of Mercia had ruled from 757 to 796, and during that time he had produced gold coins including his name as [...]
King Offa of Mercia had ruled from 757 to 796, and during that time he had produced gold coins including his name and Islamic faith declarations
He was considered one of the most powerful Anglo-Saxon kings, before Alfred the Great, for his rule extended even outside Mercia's territory, to the kingdom in Kent, Sussex and Wesex, says Kosovar.
This Christian ruler traded throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, including Spain, which was then controlled by Muslims.
And Dr. Allison Hudson, co-mulator of the exhibition at the British library, has declared that the person who made these coins clearly did not understand Arabic.. /Periscopi/
