English book · An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
What is Faith?
English book, p. 61
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Note: 2. An Arabic weight. Richardson gives it at a dram and three-sevenths. 3. The Qamus explains suwa as a certain vessel from which one drinks, and Sai, a measure of capacity. Its invariable measure being, according to ancient authorities, four times the quantity of corn that fills the hands of a man of moderate size.

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