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Ext 2823/41 'Bahrain. Report of ban on export of gold & silver coinage. and subsequent smuggling.' [‎7r] (13/64)

The record is made up of 1 file (30 folios). It was created in 18 May 1941-10 Jul 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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D.O.No.C/254.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Kuwait•
27th March,1942#
My v-ear Colonel,
Please r call your enquiry when I was in Bahrain in regard
to the religious objection of Muslims to purchasing iyals rith
Rupees•
2. I have made enquiries here from Saiyid Jawad, a learned
Shia divine, and from tl e Punni Judge of the Sharia Court. They
are both in agreement that should the coins be of equal weight
and of the came metal then it is perfectly la ful for them to be
exchanged but if they are not of the same weight though of the same
metal then direct transactions are unlawful.
5. I understand that this prescription is inten ea to prevent
usu^ry. These learned persons, like many of their mode of life
in the West, re.ly on different authorities* I enclose extracts
from «Al Kitab ab Jawahir" quoted by Saiyid Ja^ad, and "Mashkat al
Vasabh" referred to by the Sunni Judge.
Yours sincerely,
sd. T#hickinbotham.
The Hon(ble Lt.-Col. .H.Hay,CIB.,
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at ahrain.
Usu£ry is uentioned in the Quran and in Islamic Law# As
to the Quran Almighty God has said "God has allowed trading . nd
forbidden usury", but as to Islamic La. tne editor of Al Jav.ahir"
has mentioned under the chapter "Trade" page IBS a correct narra
tion from Imam al Sadiq, may peace be upon him, that silver should
be exchanged for silver of the s^-me valuelwithout increase or
decrease; t e person who charges interest and t <e one who pays it
will be in Hell. This ruling relates to coins of the s me kind
such as a rupee for a rupee provided that the weight beequ&lj
charging extra money on either coin is considered as interest, but
the coins be of different kinds such as exchanging of silver for
gold or vice versa and the value of one of tuem be more than that
of the other the excess amount is not consider d as interest
because the coins are of different kinds and it is also permiss
ible to exchange one of the two coins w^th nickel or copper coins
or with currency notes on profit as it is definitely allowed.
The leaned Imam al Khatib si Tabriz!, may Cod bless his
soul, has mentioned in his book "Mishkat al asabih" the follow
ing narrati n. "Abi Said al Hadrami Las stated thet the Prophet
of God, may peace be upon him, has g&± srid tdonot sell gold
for gold except at f. ce value and the ..eight be equal c^ncl do not
give'preference to one upon the other; and do no sell a coin
which is not in existence for cash* This is agreed upon".
(copied from " ,r ishket al Maaabih#, Volume 3, Chapter one
about usury, page 308).
Abadeh bin al Samit has stated that the Prophet of God has
said that gold for gold, silver for silver, heat for heat, barley
for barley, dates for dates and salt for salt, shoulc be exeh nged
at an equal value and weight from hand to hand, but if the things -
be of different kinds you can ; ell them in any way youlike if the
transaction be effected from hand to hand. Related by luslim.
(copied from "Mishkat al 1 asabih", Volume 3, chapter one
about usury, page 507)•

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The file contains correspondence regarding the imposition of an export licence system on the trade of gold and silver in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region, at first to understand the flow of trade, and then to restrict it, lest gold find its way through Turkey into enemy-occupied destinations. Correspondents include the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Secretary of State for India, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrein, and the Ruler of Kuwait.

The file also contains the proceedings and conclusions of a conference (folios 14-16) held to discuss measures for preventing the smuggling of gold and silver out of Bahrein consequent on the tightening of restrictions on export, which was attended by: Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrein Government; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrein; the Manager of the Eastern Bank, Bahrein; and the Director of Customs, Bahrein.

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1 file (30 folios)
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The file is arranged roughly in reverse chronological order.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 32; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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