Almhtrf: Hsab Aljml

Replace each letter with its "opposite" in the Abjad sequence (1↔1000, 2↔900, …) to reveal hidden meanings.

The classic order is based on the Aramaic/Semitic letter sequence: hsab aljml almhtrf

| Letter | Value | Trans. | Letter | Value | Trans. | |--------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------| | ا | 1 | ʾalif | ط | 9 | ṭāʾ | | ب | 2 | bāʾ | ي | 10 | yāʾ | | ج | 3 | jīm | ك | 20 | kāf | | د | 4 | dāl | ل | 30 | lām | | ه | 5 | hāʾ | م | 40 | mīm | | و | 6 | wāw | ن | 50 | nūn | | ز | 7 | zāy | س | 60 | sīn | | ح | 8 | ḥāʾ | ع | 70 | ʿayn | | ف | 80 | fāʾ | ص | 90 | ṣād | | ق | 100 | qāf | ر | 200 | rāʾ | | ش | 300 | shīn | ت | 400 | tāʾ | | ث | 500 | thāʾ | خ | 600 | khāʾ | | ذ | 700 | dhāl | ض | 800 | ḍād | | ظ | 900 | ẓāʾ | غ | 1000 | ghayn | Replace each letter with its "opposite" in the

Note: Some variations (Maghrebi, Mashriqi) swap values for sīn/shīn or final forms, but the above is the standard Abjad al-kabīr (major system). While a controversial field

While a controversial field, professional Islamic scholars sometimes use Abjad to find numerical correlations between words in the Quran. For instance, the number of times "Man" (Insan) and "Woman" (Nisa) appear in the Quran is mathematically balanced (24 times each), correlating to their Abjad reductions.

Why would a professional use this system today? The applications are diverse.