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  • 100 Dinars 1981, KM# 17, Kuwait, Jaber III, Beginning of the 15th Hijrah Century
  • 100 Dinars 1981, KM# 17, Kuwait, Jaber III, Beginning of the 15th Hijrah Century
Description

The Hijri calendar, alternatively known as the Lunar Hijri calendar and referred to as the Islamic, Muslim, or Arabic calendar in English, operates on a lunar system comprising 12 months, totaling either 354 or 355 days per year. Its primary purpose is to ascertain the appropriate dates for Islamic observances and rituals, including the annual fasting period and the timing of the Hajj pilgrimage. In most countries where Islam is the dominant religion, the civil calendar adheres to the Gregorian system, while the religious calendar follows the Hijri tradition, with Syriac month-names utilized in regions such as the Levant and Mesopotamia (including Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine).

This calendar marks the progression of the Hijri era, commencing with the Islamic New Year in 622 CE, which coincides with the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina, establishing the first Muslim community (ummah). This significant event, known as the Hijrah, serves as the starting point for the Hijri calendar. In Western contexts, dates within this era are typically designated as AH (Latin: Anno Hegirae, "in the year of the Hijrah"), while in Muslim nations, it may also be indicated as H in its Arabic form (سَنَة هِجْرِيَّة, abbreviated ھ). In English, years preceding the Hijra are denoted as BH ("Before the Hijra").

Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (1926–2006) of the al-Sabah dynasty, was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Military of Kuwait; serving from 31 December 1977 until his death. He had previously served as minister of finance and Economy from 1962 until 1965, when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler.

Obverse

Depicted Masjid al-Haram, Kaaba and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina with name of each mosque in Arabic blow it, inscription in Arabic and English with date in Hijri below within a circle surrounded by Islamic floral ornaments.

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, known in English as The Prophet's Mosque, and also known as Al Haram Al Madani and Al Haram Al Nabawi by locals, is a mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia. It was the second mosque built by Muhammad in Medina, after Masjid Quba'a, and is now one of the largest mosques in the world. It is the second holiest site in Islam, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.

The Kaaba ("The Cube") is a building at the centre of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram (lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'), also known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, in Mecca, al-Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered the "House of Allah" and has a similar role to the Tabernacle and Holy of Holies in Judaism. Wherever they are in the world, Muslims are expected to face the Kaaba when performing salat (prayer). From any point in the world, the direction facing the Kaaba is called the qibla.

المسجِد الحرام
المسجد النبوي
مطلع القَرن الخَامِس عَشَر الهِجري
سَنَة ١٤٠١ هـ
BEGINNING OF 15TH HIJRAH CENTURY
1401 A.H.

Reverse

Depicts the Dome of the Rock Mosque with its name below within a circle surrounded by the name of the country and denomination in Arabic and English.

The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة) is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, a site also known to Muslims as the al-Haram al-Sharif or the Al-Aqsa Compound. Its initial construction was undertaken by the Umayyad Caliphate on the orders of Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna in 691–692 CE, and it has since been situated on top of the site of the Second Jewish Temple (built in c. 516 BCE to replace the destroyed Solomon's Temple), which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. The original dome collapsed in 1015 and was rebuilt in 1022–23. The Dome of the Rock is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture.

دَولة الكُويت
FIVE DINARS
خمسَة دنَانير
الصَخرة المشرَفة
STATE OF KUWAIT

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.9167
Weight 15.98 g
Diameter 28.4 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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