«فَمَالَتْ إِلَى اسْتِخْلَاصِ الْبَدْرِ التَّمِّ»
She inclined to secure the full moon.
Badr tamm literally means the full moon, but here refers to the shining silver coin. The metaphor presents a small payment as visually splendid. The wording does not say the dirham is *like* a moon; it directly calls the coin a moon.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: A Missing Slip, a Silver Coin and Abū Zayd Revealed
«فَمَالَتْ إِلَى اسْتِخْلَاصِ الْبَدْرِ التَّمِّ»
She inclined to secure the full moon.
Badr tamm literally means the full moon, but here refers to the shining silver coin. The metaphor presents a small payment as visually splendid. The wording does not say the dirham is *like* a moon; it directly calls the coin a moon.