Faraq

Faraq ( Arabic فرق), also called Farq , was a measure of volume in the Arabian Peninsula .

• in Medina : 1 Faraq / Farq = 3 Sāʿ = 16 Ratl = 12.617 liters
• in Iraq for wheat : 1 Faraq / Farq = 36 Ratl (1 row ( Baghdad ) = 406.25 grams ) = 14.625 kilograms (about 19 liters as volume)
  • 1 Sāʿ = 4.2 liters

literature

• Walther Hinz : Islamic measures and weights: converted into the metric system. Volume 1, Brill Archive, 1970, p. 37.
• Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights: a lexicon . Licensed edition of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-411-02148-9 , p. 88 .