why the number 786 signifies muslim culture?

Question

what's the matter/secret behind 786?

Answer 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.

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Answer 2

786 is a holy number which brings in good luck and fortune for those who believe in it.

"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.

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Table 5. The 19 Arabic letters of the Basmalah and their
corresponding gematrical values. They all add to 786.

Letter No. Arabic English Gematrical Value
1 Baa' B 2
2 Siin S 60
3 Miim M 40
4 'Alif A 1
5 Laam L 30
6 Laam L 30
7 Haa' H 5
8 'Alif A 1
9 Laam L 30
10 Raa' R 200
11 H!aa' H 8
12 Miim M 40
13 Nuun N 50
14 'Alif A 1
15 Laam L 30
16 Raa' R 200
17 H!aa' H 8
18 Yaa' Y 10
19 Miim M 40
Total 786

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Answer 4

Their is no such number which is said as lucky in islam. But the truth of this 786 is as some of religious scholar as point some number for their identification so as to make easy to learn to recite but it is not authentic. And this is also is nothing to do with the actual meaning it is such for them to understand. There are many other number also it is not only 786 like 666 in fact if such thing is use in place of actual word it is a great sin.

Answer 5

As you already read above 786 = Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

You say Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim before starting any significant task. Moe info here http://wahiduddin.net/words/bismillah.htm
so in short 786 is used as an alternative way of symbolizing it.

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numerology (ilm ul aadad) in islam is HAARAM, The science of Islamic numerology ( `ilm al-jafr or `ilm al-huroof) is a complicated subject that has occupied the pages of innumerable treatises throughout Islamic intellectual history. If you have access to a good library, the Encyclopedia of Islam provides a strong overview of the subject, albeit from an Orientalist perspective. Many Islamic philosophers and mystics attached great importance to the science of Islamic numerology. In particular, the “Brethren of Purity” ( Ikhwaan al-Safaa), an anonymous group of Muslim philosophers in fourth-century Baghdad, relied heavily on this occult science in their thinking. Islamic numerology has traditionally been used to access information from the unseen world, most notably future events. For example, it is still common today in some Islamic cultures for potential in-laws to analyze the numerical values associated with the letters of a man and woman’s names to see if the couple will make a suitable match. For more information about the actual details of Islamic numerology, Professor Franklin D. Lewis of Emory University writes the following: The word abjad is an acronym derived from the first four consonantal shapes in the Arabic alphabet (Alif, Baa, Jeem, Daal). As such abjad designates the letters of the Arabic alphabet in the phrase huroof al-abjad. Nowadays the Arabic alphabet does not follow the sequence a-b-j-d, but rather the order: A-B-T-Th-J-H-Kh-D (the basic shapes of the letters A-B-J-D without their diacritical dots do, however, occur in that order, insofar as T and Th are distinguished from B only by dots, and the H and Kh from the J only by dots). However, the order A-B-J-D is quite ancient, insofar as the word abjad is not of Arabic origin, but comes from earlier written alphabets, perhaps from Phoenician though the sequence may be as old as Ugaritic. In any case, it certainly predates the writing down of Arabic, as can be seen by comparison of Hebrew (Aleph, Beth, Gimel, Daleth) and Greek (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta). [Though] the letters are no longer generally used as numbers, this does not mean that the numerical associations have died out. Among poets the numbers were used to write chronograms (a word that contains a numerical value; poets frequently tried to find words with a numerical equivalent to the year of someone's death to write an elegy, for example). Theologians and mystics invested the letters and their associated numerical values with mystical significance. While I have no practical knowledge on how to use the science of numerology, I believe that people traditionally took recourse in a holy man who was well versed in the subject. In terms of its permissibility, you must consult our fatwa department. As a principle however, it is not permissible to attempt to access information from the unseen world through such means. Until you receive a definitive fatwa from a trustworthy scholar, I urge you to avoid practicing numerology and to avoid associating with those who use it or specialize in it. Since I am not a scholar, this should be taken as personal advise so that you may act on the side of caution. On a final note, Islamic numerology should not be confused with the meanings of the Qur'anic letters known as al-huroof al-muqatta`a, such as, for example, the alif, laam, meem at the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah. The scholars are agreed that these letters carry meaning, though they are in disagreement concerning man's theoretical accessibility to this knowledge. Some say that their meaning is known to Allah alone and inaccessible to man, while others say that their meaning is accessible to those whom Allah gives such knowledge. Nevertheless, while these letters carry inherent meaning, they are not used by Ahl Al-Sunnah to access knowledge from the unseen realm, such as future events. Again, I urge you to exercise the strictest caution in dealing with any science that claims to provide knowledge of the unseen.