Tasnif Style Guide — Page 63
CHAPTER 6: PUNCTUATION 63 the primary and standard currency in British India was the rupee, designated by an ‘Rs. Additional monetary denominations include the anna and paisa (plural: paise), and the following table illustrates their conversions: ■ " I rupee = 16 anna = 100 paise 1/16 rupee 1 anna = 6. 25 paise Commas are used in numerical figures to facilitate the apprecia- tion of large numbers. Generally, the commas separate every three digits starting from the right: ■ " ■ ■ The mosque fundraising campaign raised £3,387,908. American Ahmadi Muslims donated an average of $2,776. 76 for Taḥrīk-e-Jadid last year. 124,000 Prophets are reported to have appeared according to the Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal. The Promised Messiah as offered a prize of Rs 10,000 for who could refute that argument. anyone Hyphens are used when writing out numbers: ■ There were one hundred and fifty-six men in all. ■ He was the hundred-and-fifty-sixth man. ■ During his two-mile walk, he was accompanied by a two-year-old.