علم حروف فواتح و مقطعات
Ilm Huroof
Fawatih (Opening) and Muqatta’at Letters

About one-quarter of the Quranic Surahs (29 Chapters) are preceded by mysterious letter-symbols called muqatta’at (abbreviated letters) or, occasionally called Fawatih (openers) as they appear at the beginning of the relevant Surahs.

It is related that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said:

في كل كتاب سر، وسره في القرآن فواتح القرآن
For every book there is a secret and all of its secrets are in the Qur`an
in the opening letters of the chapters

ABJAD TABLE

Ilm Huroof
(Arranged in Powers of 9)
987654321
طحزوهدجبا
TA
=
9
HA
=
8
ZA
=
7
WAW
=
6
HAA
=
5
DAL
=
4
JEEM
=
3
BA
=
2
ALIF
=
1
181716151413121110
صفعسنملكي
SADH
=
90
FA
=
80
AYN
=
70
SEEN
=
60
NOON
=
50
MEEM
=
40
LAAM
=
30
KAHF
=
20
YAA
=
10
272625242322212019
ظضذخثتشرق
ZA
=
900
DHAD
=
800
THA
=
700
KHA
=
600
SA
=
500
TA
=
400
SHEEN
=
300
RA
=
200
QAF
=
100
9228
لاغ
LAAM
ALIF
GHAYN
=
1000

Each Data Cell has a number representing the Heavenly Abjad Order (eg: 9), the corresponding Arabic letter (eg: ط), and the Heavenly Value (TA=9).

Ilm Huroof
(Arranged in Powers of 9)
Heavenly Abjad Order 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Arabic Letter ط ح ز و ه د ج ب ا
Heavenly Value TA = 9 HA = 8 ZA = 7 WAW = 6 HAA = 5 DAL = 4 JEEM = 3 BA = 2 ALIF = 1
Heavenly Abjad Order
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
Arabic Letter ص ف ع س ن م ل ك ي
Heavenly Value SADH = 90 FA = 80 AYN = 70 SEEN = 60 NOON = 50 MEEM = 40 LAAM = 30 KAHF = 20 YAA = 10
Heavenly Abjad Order
27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19
Arabic Letter ظ ض ذ خ ث ت ش ر ق
Heavenly Value ZA = 900 DHAD = 800 THA = 700 KHA = 600 SA = 500 TA = 400 SHEEN = 300 RA = 200 QAF = 100
Heavenly Abjad Order
92 28
Arabic Letter لا غ
Heavenly Value LAAM ALIF GHAYN = 1000

Knowledge of Letters & Numbers علم حروف فواتح و مقطعات Ilm Huroof Fawatih (Opening) and Muqatta’at Letters

About one-quarter of the Quranic Surahs (29 Chapters) are preceded by mysterious letter-symbols called muqatta’at (abbreviated letters) or, occasionally called Fawatih (openers) as they appear at the beginning of the relevant Surahs.

It is related that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said:

في كل كتاب سر، وسره في القرآن فواتح القرآن For every book there is a secret and all of its secrets are in the Qur`an in the opening letters of the chapters

 ABJAD TABLE

 

(Arranged in Powers of 9)

Heavenly Abjad Order

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Arabic letter

ط

ح

ز

و

ه

د

ج

ب

ا

Heavenly Value

TA= 9

HA= 8

ZA= 7

WAW=6

HAA= 5

DAL= 4

JEEM = 3

BA= 2

ALIF=1

Heavenly Abjad Order

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

Arabic letter

ص

ف

ع

س

ن

م

ل

ك

ي

Heavenly Value

SADH= 90

FA= 80

AYN= 70

SEEN= 60

NOON= 50

MEEM= 40

LAAM= 30

KAHF= 20

YAA= 10

Heavenly Abjad Order

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

Arabic letter

ظ

ض

ذ

خ

ث

ت

ش

ر

ق

Heavenly Value

ZA= 900

DHAD = 800

THAL= 700

KHA = 600

SA= 500

TA= 400

SHEEN = 300

RA = 200

QAF= 100

Heavenly Abjad Order

92

28

Arabic letter

لا

غ

Heavenly Value

Lam Alif

GHAYN = 1000

 
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