Hisab al-jummal
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Arabic cultural practice
abjad numerals
alphanumeric numeral system
chronogram technique
numerological system
Hisab al-jummal is a traditional Arabic system of assigning numerical values to letters for use in numerology, chronograms, and symbolic calculations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic cultural practice
ⓘ
abjad numerals ⓘ alphanumeric numeral system ⓘ chronogram technique ⓘ numerological system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Arabic script words and phrases ⓘ |
| assigns | numerical values to letters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic numerology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic occult sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ letter mysticism ⓘ |
| basedOn | abjad order of Arabic alphabet ⓘ |
| calculationMethod | sum of letter values ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Arabic and Islamic culture ⓘ |
| developedIn | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
abjad calculation
ⓘ
abjad numerals ⓘ hisab al-abjad ⓘ |
| hasConcept | correspondence between letters and numbers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasScope | Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish writings ⓘ |
| historicalUseSince | medieval period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman Turkish chronograms
ⓘ
Persian chronograms ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek alphanumeric numerals
ⓘ
Hebrew gematria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
convey hidden meanings
ⓘ
encode dates in phrases ⓘ symbolic interpretation of texts ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hebrew gematria
ⓘ
isopsephy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
occult practitioners
ⓘ
poets ⓘ religious scholars ⓘ scribes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chronograms
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creating mnemonic phrases ⓘ dating texts ⓘ esoteric interpretations ⓘ numerology ⓘ symbolic calculations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Arabic literature
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ Sufi traditions ⓘ |
| uses | Arabic letters ⓘ |
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