The 28 letters
The 28 letters, their numbers, elements and planets — the table everything else uses.
Read across for a letter's value, its element and its planet. The checks at the bottom prove the calculator against numbers you may already know.
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| Letter | Name | Value | Element | Nature | Planet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ا | Alif | 1 | Fire | hot & dry | Saturn |
| ب | Be | 2 | Earth | cold & dry | Saturn |
| ت | Te | 400 | Earth | cold & dry | Mercury |
| ث | Se | 500 | Air | hot & moist | Mercury |
| ج | Jeem | 3 | Air | hot & moist | Saturn |
| ح | Hay | 8 | Water | cold & moist | Jupiter |
| خ | Khe | 600 | Water | cold & moist | Mercury |
| د | Dal | 4 | Water | cold & moist | Saturn |
| ذ | Zal | 700 | Fire | hot & dry | Moon |
| ر | Re | 200 | Water | cold & moist | Venus |
| ز | Ze | 7 | Air | hot & moist | Jupiter |
| س | Seen | 60 | Air | hot & moist | Sun |
| ش | Sheen | 300 | Fire | hot & dry | Mercury |
| ص | Suad | 90 | Earth | cold & dry | Venus |
| ض | Zuad | 800 | Earth | cold & dry | Moon |
| ط | Toe | 9 | Fire | hot & dry | Mars |
| ظ | Zoe | 900 | Air | hot & moist | Moon |
| ع | Ain | 70 | Water | cold & moist | Sun |
| غ | Ghain | 1000 | Water | cold & moist | Moon |
| ف | Fe | 80 | Fire | hot & dry | Venus |
| ق | Qaf | 100 | Air | hot & moist | Venus |
| ک | Kaaf | 20 | Air | hot & moist | Mars |
| ل | Laam | 30 | Water | cold & moist | Mars |
| م | Meem | 40 | Fire | hot & dry | Sun |
| ن | Noon | 50 | Earth | cold & dry | Sun |
| و | Wao | 6 | Earth | cold & dry | Jupiter |
| ہ | Ha | 5 | Fire | hot & dry | Jupiter |
| ی | Ye | 10 | Earth | cold & dry | Mars |
| بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم | 786 | ✓ |
| اللہ | 66 | ✓ |
| محمد | 92 | ✓ |
| فاطمہ | 135 | ✓ |
| الرحمن | 329 | ✓ |
| الرحیم | 289 | ✓ |
| علی | 110 | ✓ |
| The 28 letters sum to | 5995 | ✓ 5995 |