786

Translingual

Etymology

The Islamic sense derives from the numerical value of the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi, “In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate”), known as the basmala, calculated using the Abjad numeral system.

Symbol

786

1. (Islam) Used as a short form of the basmala, or as a lucky or holy number.