2006-07-28 18:19:57 · 9 answers · asked by s h a h i d 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing.
2006-07-28 18:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by moin_anjum 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"786" is the total value of the letters of "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim". In Arabic there are two methods of arranging letters. One method is the most common method known as the alphabetical method. Here we begin with Alif, ba, ta, tha etc. The other method is known as the Abjad method or ordinal method. In this method each letter has an arithmetic value assigned to it from one to one thousand. The letters are arranged in the following order: Abjad, Hawwaz, Hutti, Kalaman, Sa'fas, Qarshat, Sakhaz, Zazagh. This arrangement was done, most probably in the 3rd century of Hijrah during the 'Abbasid period, following other Semitic languages such as Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Chaldean etc.
If you take the numeric values of all the letters of the Basmalah, according to the Abjad order, the total will be 786. In the Indian subcontinent the Abjad numerals became quite popular. Some people, mostly in India and Pakistan, use 786 as a substitute for Bismillah. They write this number to avoid writing the name of Allah or the Qur'anic ayah on ordinary papers. This tradition is not from the time of the Prophet -peace be upon him- or his Sahabah. It developed much later, perhaps during the later 'Abbasid period. We do not know of any reputable Imams or Jurists who used this number instead of the Bismillah.
2006-07-28 18:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by ♥me♥ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
786 is nothing but a creation of ppl. from south east asia...
Some foolish muslims inventd the number to simplify "In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficient, Most Merciful" for their own reasons...
its a bid'ah. Was not practiced at the time of prophet neither did the prophet permit anything like that...
There is no importance of numbers such as 786 in islam...
2006-07-28 18:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by jonshf_3986 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing, that number doesn't mean anything. Some ignorant fools just think that 786 represents the phrase Bismillah Alrahman Alrahim which means "I begin in the name God who is ever so merciful." In Islam 786 has no signifacance, it is just one of those stupid cultural things made up.
2006-07-28 18:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by The Prince 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
most of people believe that 786 is short form of BISMILLAH....
but it is better to write full BISMILLAH people use that no for respect purposes bcoz sometimes BISMILLAH can be disrespected by various means
2006-07-28 18:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by bluemoon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at all important..because it means nothing at all
anybody can claim anything, anywhere, anytime but since it is not there in Quran or Sunnah then it is all made up (bidaa) and Islam has no relation with that
2006-07-28 18:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People believe that its a "symbol" for Bismillah.
In reality, it has no meaning whatsoever, and is more of a cultural thing.
2006-07-28 18:23:38 · answer #7 · answered by iLuvMyHubby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well it is related with
BISMILLAH IRAKHMAN-I- RAHEEM
how- that i'm not v sure....may be someone answers that too....
2006-07-28 18:25:07 · answer #8 · answered by mobi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/786_%28band%29
thats all i could find
2006-07-28 18:23:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋