The Qur’ānic Symbol of Fish on Ḥammūdid Coins: al-Ḥaḏir and the Holy Geography of the Straits of Gibraltar
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- Salvador PEÑA MARTÍN (ES)
- Miguel VEGA MARTÍN (ES)
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Some coins struck by the first Hamm–did Caliph of Malaga bear images of fish. The connection between such symbols and Islamic ideas on spiritual leadership are shown. The icon of fish is explained because of the relevance of the Straits of Gibraltar in the holy Islamic map. On the other hand it may be considered as an allusion to a certain mysterious Servant of God, as well as a reminder of the Sh√‘√ conception of imamate.
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