IQNA

The Significance of ‘786’ for Muslims

13:55 - May 15, 2007
News ID: 1545200
Basmala is an Arabic language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase bismi-llahi ar-ramani ar-raimi.
This phrase constitutes the first verse of the first "sura" (or chapter) of the Qur'an, and is used in a number of contexts by Muslims. It is recited several times as part of Muslim daily prayers, and it is usually the first phrase in the preamble of the constitutions of Islamic countries.

The total value of the letters of "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" according to one Arabic system of numerology is 786.In the Indian subcontinent the Abjad numerals have become quite popular. Some people, mostly in India and Pakistan, use 786 as a substitute for Bismillah ("In the name of Allah" or "In the name of God"). They write this number to avoid writing the name of God, or Qur'anic verses on ordinary papers, which can be subject to dirt or come in contact with 'unclean' materials.
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