786.. What it means

[u_ghafoor head honcho]

A lot of people have 786 in their username, I thought I'd take the time to clear it up and explain what it means.

In Islam, 786 is meant to be the number of 'bismillahirahmaniraheem' (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful - which is the first verse of the Quraan)

In arabic, each letter has a number
alif -1
bee 2
etc

if you add the numbers up, for bismillah in arabic, you get 786.
That is where the number came from.

When A Muslim starts a task, they are supposed to recite 'bismillahirahmaniraheem' as that would Allah to bless the Muslim in question and allow them to undertake the task more easily etc.

It should always be remembered though that 786 is just a set of numbers and has no religious significance.

If anyone feels I have made a mistake, feel free to correct me.

website used for detailed info: hxxp://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=14787 (replace xx with tt)

Hope that helps

[ya_2011]

Oh I didn't actually know how bismillah meant 786, my names Yahya by the way

[rudba]

hmm yes its correct 786 means bismillahirahmanirahim

[ed33]

Interesting. Never heard this before.

[stealthybigboss expert]

cool

[anisa_umer]

yup its right

[diamond222 sensei]

yes i have seen some ppl do have 786 next to their username,i bet they show that they are muslim or something

[rudba]

we muslim say bismillah when we start to do something
anything for a good start

[macphee70 vanguard]

wow I didn't know that, thanks for the interesting read

[shrewroo]

Interesting stuff that, thanks. You really do learn something new every day!