Yin amfani da lambobi yana da ban sha'awa a kowane fanni na rayuwa da kimiyya, musamman ma a wannan zamani, lokacin da lambobi a matsayin ƙananan bayanai sun ja hankalin masana kimiyya da yawa.
A cikin ayoyi da dama, kur’ani mai girma ya ja hankalin dan’adam wajen yin kidaye da lissafi ta hanyar ambaton lambobi (Suratul Hajj/22, 47) sannan kuma ya fadakar da dan’adam abubuwan da ke faruwa a lokacin, wanda ta hanyar lissafi ya kai sa’o’i da kwanaki da watanni da shekaru (Suratu Yunus/10, 5) Tarihi ya ginu ne a kan yadda wata da rana ke zagayawa ta yanayi da na duniya.
Lambobin da aka ambata a cikin Alkur'ani sun hada da lambobi daidai 30, wasu kuma ana maimaita su sau da yawa, kuma daga cikinsu akwai lamba 950, wanda aka ambata a fakaice, akwai lambobi daidai 31 da lambobi guda 8.
Lambobin da aka yi amfani da su wajen tattara ayoyi da ruwayoyi iri biyu ne; Kashi na farko, lambobi masu lamba da nau'i na biyu ba tare da lamba ba. Lambobin da ba su da lambobi, misali, idan aka ce a yi sallar a lokuta da dama da raka’a nawa kowacce, ko kuma nawa ne adadin Nawafi ya kasance.
Amma wasu lambobi a wasu ayoyi, kamar lambobi 5, 7, 14 da 40, suna da sirri; Misali, mun karanta a cikin suratu Towbah (Taubah: 80) ma’ana Ya Annabi (SAW) idan ka nemi gafara sau 70 ga mushrikai ba zai yi amfani ba, kuma ba za a gafarta musu ba. Ba a nufin lamba 70 a nan ma, amma alama ce ta wadata.
Wane lamba ke da ko ba shi da lamba sai a bincika daga ayoyi da hadisai; Misali an ambaci lamba ta bakwai dangane da sammai bakwai (Mulk/3) da kuma dawafi bakwai da aka yi a dawafin dakin Allah ko kuma lokuta bakwai na Sa’ayi Safa da Marwah.