An Abjad number is the total you get when the Arabic letters of a word or name are added together. This index lists 469 Abjad numbers, each shown with an example name that shares that value — open any number to see all the names and words for it. To go the other way, use the reverse Abjad calculator.
Find the Abjad Number of Any Word
Type an Arabic name, word or phrase, or tap an example. The total and each word’s value update as you type.
Notable Abjad Numbers
A few totals that carry well-known associations in Islamic tradition. These are cultural links for reflection, not predictions.
Popular Names & Their Abjad Numbers
Well-known names from Islamic history and beyond, each with its Mashriqi Abjad total. Tap the number to see every name and word that shares it. Values follow the site’s calculation rules; a different spelling can give a different total.
Sahaba & Sahabiyat
Prophets & Maryam
Scholars & historical figures
Browse Numbers by Range
Every number with a page on this site, grouped by value and shown with an example name where one shares that total. Use the bar to jump.
1–99 99 numbers
100–299 147 numbers
300–599 100 numbers
600–999 76 numbers
1000+ 47 numbers
How Abjad Numbers Are Built
The 28 Arabic letters are set in the old Semitic abjad order and split into four tiers: nine units, nine tens, nine hundreds and one thousand. Scribes remembered the order with the phrase abjad, hawwaz, ḥuṭṭī, kalaman, saʿfaṣ, qarashat, thakhadh, ḍaẓagh. Adding the letters of a word gives its Abjad number, a practice known as ḥisāb al-jummal. Tap a letter to open its page.
These are the Mashriqi (Eastern) values used across this index. The Maghribi system gives six letters different values (س ص ش ض ظ غ), so the same word can reach a different number: Aisha (عائشة) is 386 in the Mashriqi system and 1,086 in the Maghribi. See Eastern vs Maghribi Abjad.
Reading an Abjad Number
Each number’s page collects the names and words whose letters sum to that value, with a letter-by-letter breakdown. The example name on each card is just one of them — open the page to see the rest. Work out any value yourself in the Abjad calculator. Numbers are also reduced to a single digit root in Ilm-ul-Adad, and were once used to hide dates in verse — see Abjad chronograms. For how to read a total with care, see Understanding your Abjad results.
Explore More
- Abjad Calculator — value of any word
- Reverse Abjad Calculator — number to words
- Complete Abjad Table — all 28 letters
- Islamic Names — names & their values
- Spiritual Number Decoder
- Abjad Calculation Rules
- Abjad Calculator by Date of Birth — name + date
- Ilm-ul-Adad Calculator — adad and digit root
- Ilm-e-Jafar Calculator
- Eastern vs Maghribi Abjad — the two systems
- Abjad Numerals Encyclopedia — history and tables
- Abjad Chronograms — numbers as dates
- Understanding Your Results
- Abjad Glossary
- Abjad Guide & Tips