How Abjad Numerology works

The Abjad system assigns a numerical value to each letter of the Arabic alphabet, in an order inherited from the ancient Semitic alphabets. It was used for centuries for numbering, for chronograms and, in the tradition of Ilm al-Huruf and Ilm al-Jafr, for reflecting on the meaning of names and words. This tool adds up the Abjad value of a name or word in Arabic, shows the value of each letter and gives the number reduced to a single digit, with its description.

The tool follows the Eastern (Mashriqi) order: from alif = 1 to ya = 10, then the tens up to sad = 90, the hundreds from qaf = 100 to dad = 800, and finally za = 900 and ghayn = 1000. Letters with hamza or madda count as alif, ta marbuta as ha, alif maqsura and hamza on ya as ya, and hamza on waw as waw. Diacritics (short vowels, shadda, tatweel) and non-Arabic characters are ignored; the limit is 200 letters. The total is reduced by adding digits until a single digit remains, with no master numbers.

Example: in the name محمد the letters are worth mim 40 + ḥa 8 + mim 40 + dal 4 = 92; since 9 + 2 = 11 and 1 + 1 = 2, the reduced number is 2. This content is cultural and for entertainment only, and is not a substitute for professional advice or for the guidance of a scholar or practitioner of the tradition, who can interpret names and words with the proper knowledge.