The concept of bullion gold dinars and silver dirhams has long been part of the ethos of those who struggle to re-establish another “Golden Age of Islam” and a modern age pan-Levant Caliphate.
This belief system is deeply held and always simmering below the surface in Islamic majority nations. An entire rumor industry sprung forth that Gaddafi’s demise was due to his declared intention to issue pan-African bullion gold dinars and silver dirhams and his political statement that Libya would begin rejecting fiat currency (ie: “Petro dollars”) as payment for Libyan export oil sales as part of a long standing desire to – if not outright undermine, – then at least chip away at, – the global economic hegemony of the US.
Continuing with this philosophical outlook, the Daily Mail and the Golden Eagle Coin report that ISIS declares that it will begin minting solid gold bullion dinars echoing back to the universal currency of the Caliphate of Uthman in 634 AD. Part economic statement, part existential flag-planting, it is an undeniable marker on the global chessboard.
“ISIS wants to introduce its own currency and plans to bring back solid gold and silver dinar coins, it has emerged.
The Middle East terror group apparently wants to introduce its own Islamic currency as part of its attempts to solidify its makeshift caliphate.
Militants are said to want to bring back the original dinar, which is an ancient currency from early Islam, and religious figures in Mosul and Iraq’s Nineveh province have apparently announced its return in mosques. “
ISIS has made it clear it intends to win the battle for “hearts and minds” and will further its aims to separate the faithful from the secular, giving them numerous tangible symbols to strengthen their resolve.
